Let me tell y’all why this isn’t a 5 star review, it took me 5 hours to put together, my longest time to date. If you do not have patience of a saint, pay for assembly. My husband would never to what I did with this desk. Reasons why it did not get 5 stars, during installation, as you will see in one of the pictures, it ship when trying to screw in the screws and one part was so difficult to fit togetherthat took me a bit longer in the end I screwed the pieces in upside down. My daughter does love her new desk but I don’t think I’ll ever assemble anything this difficult again. I like it too. If you have patience like me I’d recommend getting it his. It’s a beautiful piece despite the minor mishaps.