The amount of pieces, time it took to put together and poor instructions made this desk 2 stars for us. My husband has assembled furniture from all different brands over the years and this was by far the worst. The dowels didn’t line up when connecting the top of the desk to the frame, the top desk drawer came in about 10 pieces alone and the whole thing seems very unstable. It was a gift for my 11 year old son so I’m hoping it lasts. We bought a desk for my older son a year ago from Ikea (for the same money!) that is far superior, but the dimensions were too big for the space this time around. The only positive is it looks nice and goes well with the other furniture in his room.