This desk looks just like the photo shows.  It is not too heavy and can be easily assemebled in less than an hour.  I chose Black and it looks really nice. I did experience a problem with the Upper crossbar as it was not the correct piece to attach to support the keyboard tray.  I drilled additional holes on the side in order to attach it properly.  Glad I had a drill to do this otherwise it was a very disappointing purchase because the keyboard tray was the reason I chose this particular desk.