I absolutely love this desk! For the price, the quality is amazing! The boxes arrived exactly when promised by Wayfair, and the desk pieces were carefully wrapped with no damage. As others mentioned, the desk is not bright white. It is a creamy yellowish beige, and the desk top is about as pictured. Putting it together was not horrible. Each screw/nail/joiner was neatly labeled with its own identifying number in its own bag. This helped a lot! My husband helped me put the desk together and it took about 4 hours. We had no problems with missing parts or misaligned holes. When the desk is complete, it is HEAVY, so put it together where you are going to place it! I am so happy with the finished product!!