Everything reviews said about the horrible assembly is true. I first hired a task rabbit but after 2.5h of getting no where I sent him home. Key is as someone else said step 1 is bottom panel upside down. Step 2 is the desk. Step 3 is the shelves. There is a different instruction page in the wayfair app under your orders that minimally helps. The desk is a bit sensitive to scratches which doesn’t help if you have to try a lot of different options until you arrive at the solution!