My husband put it together, and said that the assembly directions were unclear often. This desk is VERY heavy. If you are getting this desk to use with a desktop computer here are some things you may appreciate knowing ahead of time. My husband had to buy a longer cord for his monitor (to connect to the tower) and also needed a USB extension for his mouse. When he first set it all up, the monitor and mouse could not reach to the appropriate places, and so he was stuck using only the left side of his desk for a few days until we got the extensions.