The desk is sturdy, it looks nice, but I was disappointed that they didn't use one more piece of veneer to finish off the back. I ended up painting the back because I wanted the desk to face front with a console table in front. The directions where confusing and it scratches easy. But is looks nice and is sturdy.  I was missing screws on the draw that pulls out for the key board.  We bought 2 of these desks the other had all the pieces.