To begin on a positive note, the desk is beautiful and decent quality. The instructions were so awful I personally emailed the manufacture to complain. Assembling this desk was so terrible I signed up for therapy after it because it pushed me over my limit. The instructions had the wrong items labeled so I had to take the desk apart and reassemble it 2-3 times. Unless you like crying & spending hours to assemble small furniture, I suggest you pay for assembly.