This desk is beautiful and the size is perfect. The desk was easy to put together. I read other reviews saying the instructions were confusing and that it was hard to put together. I didn't think so at all. I put it together by myself in about 2hrs.
But there were issues....
I realize the desk is quite inexpensive and I definitely wasn't expecting a solid wood piece of furniture. However, I do feel the quality of the parts are very low quality. I buy do-it-yourself, cheap furniture all the time and I have to say this desk is the worst quality thus far. Forget that many parts weren't labeled and that several "pre-drilled" holes weren't drilled at all, or that there were extras of some screws and not enough of others...the actual desk pieces are made from the cheapest particle board around. You have to be extremely careful and you have to pretty much leave screws a bit loose because if you tighten correctly, not overtighten, just secure it, the boards split. One side of the hutch split so I'm going to have to glew the broken piece on just for aesthetics.
Also, the side return is just "sitting" on the base because the screws came right out of the holes, again, because the particle board is so loosely packed that the screws don't hold.
All in all, the desk is great to look at. I usually agree with "you get what you pay for" but the quality of this is a total rip off. The way I see it, I bought the model for my future desk since I am going to have this desk model remade by a carpenter friend of mine because I just love the design and look.