It was very easy to build this desk. Unfortunately I needed a building buddy for the metal slab that sits across the leg area. It looks very nice once set up. 
The side shelves/drawers on the other hand took me over 2 hours. Instructions are not very clear and about half of the pieces were labeled/numbered. The handles of the two drawers do not screw in all the way making them a bit loose. Two pieces of the drawers came cracked but we managed to squeeze them in and make it work.