I love the desk and it looks great. My objection was to the instructions. I have put a lot of furniture together and have never seen such horrible instructions. It said each piece was marked with its item number and the step used in, but only a few were marked with the item number and none with the step. I like the idea of the pocket screws, but they seemed to push pieces apart instead of joining them closer no matter how much pressure I put on the screwdriver. I ended up using the dowels and glue and a few of the screws.