I really liked this shelf and desk set but when it was time to out it together it was frustrating. I tried once and gave up and almost sent it back. What I did after that was put it together horizontally on the floor like a puzzle. I think one shelf was wrong because I had to tweak one shelf to put the whole thing together. I would have rated it 5 stars but it was frustrating to put it together. It took me 5 hours the second time I tried