This is a great desk!  I was able to put everything that I had on my U-shaped desk on the shelves of this desk.  It is so nice to have more room in my office!  It was super easy to put together, by myself I might add, and took about two hours as others have stated. It is a nice looking desk.  Was a little surprised that the top is a really dark brown vs. the lighter brown as shown in the picture.  Overall I am really happy with my purchase.