This was exactly what we needed and is as it appears in the picture. It took about 2 hours to assemble the first one and an hour to assemble the next one once we figured out what needed to happen. This is such a great sturdy desk and it fits my one inch binders I have perfectly on both shelves it has on the sides. This is perfect for our office!! Plenty of room for my computer on the desk, monitor, speakers printer with room for writing space and pen/ misc. things on the top. LOVE IT!