it's bigger than i expected, but i didn't expect to be that big so guess that's ok. i just had to move some furniture around to make room. the instructions are super vague and the way they tell you to build it makes it super loose. it's also impossible to get it up if you are building it on the floor. do not build it like that. what you want to do is build it from the bottom up. it might be harder because the instructions tell you to do it differently and you're kind of going in blind. what i recommend doing is building it laying down first so you know what goes where, then take it apart and build it like a building, with the desk and shelves being where you want them to be when you are finished. this is definitely not an easy thing to build, but it is possible. just be VERY patient