The desk arrived earlier than expected which was a pleasant surprise, it was also in 2 boxes because its so heavy. It came with all the pieces and nothing was damaged. I was anticipating it being a big challenge to put together but I took my time and made sure I had plenty of room to do it and it wasnt bad at all. The instructions were mainly pictures with little text. If I had one complaint for the manufacturer its that they send quite a few bags of screws of similar but slightly different sizing and they use codes for them in the instructions but they dont put those codes on the individual bags so that can be a bit confusing. It took me a few hours to put together but I took my time and I managed to put the whole thing together myself except at one point when I needed a hand flipping it so I could join the 2 sides. Overall I love the desk. The color is beautiful(I purchased Heather grey) and it seems quite sturdy. Fits into my space perfectly.