The desk was easy to assemble. Though labeled as a desk I would not quite say this is a desk as this was purchased for my children. The access to the doors are not quite steady as they flip inwards making it somewhat difficult to open, the color is not the same as shown, and it sits too high for someone to either write on or have a laptop on. It is a nice floating shelf if you want for decor purposes though it just did not fit for the use in which I purchased for.