I love this ladder desk, it looks great and has a small footprint in my tiny guest bedroom/office. The assembly took 2 people a little over an hour. The box it arrived in was enormous (taller than me) and banged up in some places, fortunately there was no damage on the item except for a tiny scuff on the front of the pullout drawer. Also the box was heavy because the desk is made of REAL WOOD. I normally buy used furniture or get free cast offs so this was a big splurge for me. After working on a cheap IKEA desk for 10+ years this is a huge level up, I'm really happy with it.