I love this desk! Looks exactly like the picture. However, thank God I was able to convince my friend to build it for me. We couldn't stop laughing at how many pieces there were. You defiantly need to get organized before you start assembling. My friend has always been a great handy-man, so he didn't have any issues putting it together. With that said, it took 5 hours... 5 hours without even having any trouble. If you are like me and are like a deer staring at headlights when it comes to assembling furniture, I highly recommend bribing a friend with pizza and beer to help you like I did. Besides the amount of time poor Kyle spent building the desk, I have zero complaints. :)