This desk was EXACTLY what I needed for my very small apartment! I knew going into it that the instructions for putting it together would be hard to understand so I wasn’t as stressed out as I could have been but they were very difficult to understand at first but they got easier. I think all together it took 2 hours, maybe 2 1/2 hours to put together. I put it together by myself and that made a few parts a little more difficult but still very doable. Overall I would 100% recommend this to anyone who needs a craft space that can easily be put out of the way! I love it!