Its a pretty desk thats nice and spacious. I purchased this for my office space (that is still under construction as you can see in the pics). Its the size I want and gives me the space I need. So, Im happy with that aspect of the desk.
My only gripe is that this is CLEARLY not gold tone. Its more of a mustard yellow with a hint of olive green (because of the black showing through in the areas that the paint wasnt applied thoroughly). I attached pics with a comparison to a gold tone. This is nothing that a little spray paint cant fix So, I wont return it for that, but I did knock off a star because of the misrepresentation of the color (because its still an added hassle to do extra work to get the desk I was expecting). Luckily, this desk is inexpensive. So, its not a total bummer. Its the risk you take with ordering online *shrug*
It was straight/forward to assemble. I did it alone late at night while I ran a load through the washer and it was fully assembled before it was time to move the load to the dryer. The only difficulty stemmed from the fact that the instructions EXPLICITLY state NOT to tighten to screws until it says so in the instructions. So, for most of the assembly, the desk was flimsy and a little tougher to work with as a result. It would be easier to assemble with two people, but its not impossible to do alone. You just need some wall space to lean half the desk against while its too flimsy to stand on its own securely. Once you add the center piece and second half, it holds up well enough to be off the wall or floor. I was able to achieve no gap on the desktop, but the pieces did not align perfectly on the edges. Its not a big deal. Its also not noticeable unless you are explicitly looking for it. Pics attached to show this.
Nice desk, but NOT GOLD!
Its a pretty desk thats nice and spacious. I purchased this for my office space (that is still under construction as you can see in the pics). Its the size I want and gives me the space I need. So, Im happy with that aspect of the desk. My only gripe is that this is CLEARLY not gold tone. Its more of a mustard yellow with a hint of olive green (because of the black showing through in the areas that the paint wasnt applied thoroughly). I attached pics with a comparison to a gold tone. This is nothing that a little spray paint cant fix So, I wont return it for that, but I did knock off a star because of the misrepresentation of the color (because its still an added hassle to do extra work to get the desk I was expecting). Luckily, this desk is inexpensive. So, its not a total bummer. Its the risk you take with ordering online *shrug* It was straight/forward to assemble. I did it alone late at night while I ran a load through the washer and it was fully assembled before it was time to move the load to the dryer. The only difficulty stemmed from the fact that the instructions EXPLICITLY state NOT to tighten to screws until it says so in the instructions. So, for most of the assembly, the desk was flimsy and a little tougher to work with as a result. It would be easier to assemble with two people, but its not impossible to do alone. You just need some wall space to lean half the desk against while its too flimsy to stand on its own securely. Once you add the center piece and second half, it holds up well enough to be off the wall or floor. I was able to achieve no gap on the desktop, but the pieces did not align perfectly on the edges. Its not a big deal. Its also not noticeable unless you are explicitly looking for it. Pics attached to show this.