I think this desk is awesome! I like nice things and real wood but that would cost a fortune so I'm okay with the engineered wood and particle board pieces. It took almost 2 weeks to arrive and was in maybe 500 pieces, taking about 3 hours to assemble, so definitely not easy to deal with but once it was done it looked beautiful. It definitely looks very classy and resembles real wood when you see it so no complaints here. You'll need to dedicate half a day to put it together so beware.