When I ordered this desk I was told that it would arrive on Sept. 2 and amazingly it did indeed arrive at noon on Sept. 2.  It took my husband who is very good at assembling furniture about 2 hours to assemble it.  It is a very beautiful desk, sturdy, and lots of space to work and store articles.  The color is a bit more reddish brown than on the picture, not a honey color but it will work well with my other furniture.  I love it, it is exactly what I was looking for and at an affordable price.