The desk seems to be well made, and the design is clean and functional. Beware: the shipping box is HEAVY and it took my husband and I a solid 2 hours to put together. There was a little damage to some of the pieces when they arrived, but thankfully they were in areas that are not visible when assembled. I cannot imagine having to send it back if that had not been the case! Our 10 year old loves it, and loves the multiple storage areas for her craft supplies and roomy desktop that can not only hold her sewing machine, but leaves her with plenty of space for doing homework as well!