I bought this desk to go with my walnut furniture for WFH during shelter in place. This desk is much much darker than in the photos. Aesthetically it is fine, but the VOC gasses that come off it made me nauseated and very sick, it also irritated my throat and nose. I felt dizzy being around it when it first came out of the box. Then I put it in the garage and pointed our Dyson fan at it to try to get rid of the VOCs. Now it's been 3 full months and it still smells terrible, I've been leaving it outside in the sun, covered in baking soda (all online tips for off-gassing VOCs). It is too much drama for a desk that could potentially make me sick or give me cancer. I will have to throw this desk away, because I'm also not inclined to give it to someone else and make them sick! Truly a disappointing desk.