This desk is outstanding. Don't listen to people about the knee-bumping bit -- an appropriately sized chair works perfectly to avoid any issues. We put ours against a wall with a window anyway, so the crossbar can't really get in the way. Building it took maybe 10 minutes tops.

It's extremely heavy, extremely beautiful, and not nearly as "soft" as I would have thought from the reviews. Everyone that has seen the desk has complimented it (a half-dozen so far). I don't think there's a better desk on Wayfair!