I read through the reviews on this desk after receiving it and was hoping my experience with the drawers would be different than the majority. Unfortunately, it wasn't. They definitely are a pain to put together. Luckily, my fiance does these sorts of things for a living, so I put him on the task, and he figured it out when I was struggling. This desk is definitely beautiful and I love how it looks in our basement office area - it's the perfect size for what we needed, and the drawers will be helpful for the bit of storage space we required (now that they're assembled!). Would I recommend it? Hmm... Looks-wise, yes. Assembly-wise. Not unless you have a couple hours to spend trying to figure out the drawers and a great deal of patience. Overall, we like it, but wouldn't get again.