I thought this was going to be a nice desk but it is even nicer than I thought. The top is a little darker than it appears on the pictures but I like it even better. I love all of the details on all the sides. It is definitely well built and solid. If you want an extremely nice desk, you should get this one. I received this exactly when I expected as well. Update - after having this for a year, it is still really nice but the top scratches pretty easy. I try to be extremely careful with it and not set anything sharp directly on it because of how easily it scratches.