The desk itself is of reasonable quality for the price. Took about 2 hours to assemble, with some help from my spouse. Reasons why this is not a four or five star: 1. The L shape shelf under the left and right desk is not particularly sturdy. I expect my kids will break these.  2. The packaging was abysmally bad. Poor use of fiber sheets and styrofoam meant we needed to vacuum constantly while assembling.  A more thoughtful and sustainable 100% cardboard / natural fiber construction would have been appreciated in the packing materials. I would have easy paid $10~20 dollars more to not have to throw away that much plastic and styrofoam.