It came as expected. Its nice that you can have the desk on either side. So we turned the desk part to the left & the shelves were to the right (opposite from the sample photo). The desk doesn't fully touch the wall because of the shelves (but I was aware of this when I ordered) So if you need it to touch the wall flat then this desk won't be for you. Its not a huge space between wall & desk, but I guess pencils of pens could fall down there. We loved, looks great in my daughters room & adds a lot of storage.