I was fairly successful putting the desk together, but it remains a bit unsteady, which I can live with. Next time I will pay for assembly. It goes well with my floor and I do like it. However, the smell that it left in my apartment is awful. It has been lingering since I opened the box. I am trying different ways to get rid of if, but it will not go away. I would give it 2 stars, if it were solid wood.