When the desk arrived I was upset to find out that it was really in many many parts.    My wife and I accepted the challenge and about 5 hours later we had a beautiful  desk that would have been 3 times the price in a furniture store.   The instructions to assemble the desk were super great.   Usually they are written in Chinese and very hard to follow.  Not the case here easy to read and follow.   We have the pride to say we built this beautiful desk to all our family and friends