I have already reviewed this desk and am very happy with it. I forgot to mention one thing!  I do a lot of writing and very light sketching so I was concerned about the smoothness of the surface of this desk. This wood is very smooth and only slightly textured when you run your hand across it's surface. This has had no effect whatsoever on any of my own work, but if uneven shading is a concern for you, you will definately need to add something in between the desk and your paper. Only one extra piece of paper would suffice because of how shallow the ripples of the wood are.