These are very sturdy and we actually bought 2 of them for my husband and myself to have matching ones. The storage underneath is everything. So much room to store stuff you can get rid of all those bookshelves and carts. Neither of our office chairs with armrests fits in the cutout because of the armrests but it doesn't bother us (just might for some people). The wood shelves you see on each side are a little tricky to line up when screwing it together because the holes sometimes don't line up 100% but you can't notice when you flip it over! Also when assembling lay the desk flat on its top surface and do everything that way. It's so much easier!!