I really like the look of this desk and it looks just as shown in the photos. It was pretty difficult to put together with multiple pieces and somewhat vague instructions. It took about 2-3 hours when I thought it would take about 1. The legs and base are real wood although the actual desktop part is not, it looks like a heavy fiber board. The drawer does not slide all the way out making it a bit difficult to utilize the maximum space. Overall I do really like this desk for heavy home office use during quarantine . It is fairly lightweight and easy to move around.