This desk is exactly as shown in the photo. One of the pieces arrived damaged and unusable. we had to call for a replacement part. It arrived after several days so it was disappointing to have the desk but not be able to assemble it. Also, my husband had some difficulty with  the 2 pull out drawers on the side. He could get one drawer to pull out but the other would not. It took several times working with it to get both drawers to work perfectly. The damaged part and the drawer issue are why I only gave 3 stars.