Linon Home Dcor Linon Home Decor Antique Tobacco Titian, 45.98" x 20" x 30" Desk,

This is a great desk. It's very beautiful and just the right size for my corner office area. I read the reviews before my purchase. They were right about one thing... assembling this thing is a challenge! Put together plenty of stuff before, so I figured I could manage. I was wrong. The instructions suck. It was a frustrating process. (Maybe that's why I love the desk so much??) That being said, it's a great desk once it's put together. I also recommend a desk blotter or some type of barrier. It's real wood and marks/scratches will be an issue.

The desk looks good. The quality is good for the money that I paid. Its not easy to put together. Make sure you have a screw driver with a long neck because you need to reach some screws on an angle. Its pretty annoying. A drill wont fit. get your forearms ready because there are like fifty screws you need to work directly into the wood. Once it all together, it looks great and for the price, I don't think I would have found anything better.

This desk was rated well on another website. But, the previous reviewer got it right. It takes HOURS and tons of PATIENCE to semi-build this desk. The sizing of the pieces is off. There is nothing you can do about it. There are places you cannot navigate a screwdriver to properly screw the pieces together. The desk top is not seated correctly and, therefore, this desk can never look well made. In fact, there is some evidence that the model in the picture suffers from the same issue at the front corners. It looks like a shadow but that is where the two front pieces are too big and won't allow the desk top to properly screwed in without gaps. The chair for this desk was wonderful and very well made. The desk is not. The bottom of the drawer, back of the drawer and back of the desk are very flimsy, super thin pieces of plastic-like board. These three pieces cheapen this desk as much as the mal-alignment of the manufactured pieces. If this desk weren't so heavy, I would return it. Now, I am putting it on Craigslist to get rid of it rather than sending it back at my expense. Just looking at it makes me disappointed.

It looks nice and is a nice height. The drawer is sufficient to hold pens and scrap paper and charging cables. The box was thrashed when it arrived, but the parts inside were packed well and protected and none of them had dings or scratches. One star subtracted for assembly issues. Some of the pre-drilled holes don't line up, but that's easily fixed with a bit of tugging. What's not easily fixed are the issues with attaching the top. Pocket holes for screws are placed in areas where you either have to have a teeny length screwdriver or one that can screw around a corner. I don't. Also there are no starter holes for those screws on the base of the top. I ended up drilling through the pocket and into the top at a more reasonable angle, and then attaching that way. It worked, but honestly a few cam screws would have been very appreciated in those corners.

The other reviews about assembly issues are completely true. I blame this on confusing instructions. If one was to follow the instructions perfectly this would be impossible to assemble. A power screwdriver nor drill is a must, but be careful it's easy to over drive screws. I have a couple little holes in the desk top from this. Also it is not as sturdy as I had hoped it has a little wobble in it. It looks nice and I am generally happy with the results, and I'm happy that it's solid wood. That being said, for the money I was expecting something a little better.

I'm typing this review from my new desk - and I've got to say, it's a really sharp looking desk! I purchased a "open box" version from Amazon Warehouse. No discernible difference, the package looked like a brand new retail package, and the desk had no markings from having been assembled previously. So OK, you are probably reading these reviews, wondering why people love or hate this desk. People who hate this desk probably can't get it assembled right. It's medium complicated to assemble. If you are reasonably handy, you can do it - no need to be a carpenter. Another reviewer recommended purchasing a $5-$10 wood clamp to get really tight connections, and that was a very useful (necessary?) tool to assemble the desk. A power drill to drive screws will also be necessary to get really tight connections. If you can settle for a minorly wobbly desk, maybe you can do it with just a screwdriver, but why not spend the extra $5er and get a real nice desk? :) My desk is assembled, feels just as solid as any desk at Ikea, and the open box version was about $90. The entire desk (with the exception of the bottom of the slide out drawer) is hardwood, and it looks and feels great. So yeah, $90 for a piece of hardwood furniture, this is a no brainer. If you want a cheap, nice, smallish desk, this one is a great piece.

You will need a tiny ratcheting screw driver to install the desk top to the drawers and base, the space is too tight for even a small handled screw driver or electric driver. It’s pine so it’s lightweight.

This desk *looks* awesome. Unfortunately, it is made out of super cheap parts (particle board would probably be better). The desk-top board sounds hollow and feels uneven. The construction is sloppy so it's practically impossible to get the center drawer to open and close. It is also not designed well so is quite challenging to assemble -- be forewarned that you will need a very short mini-screwdriver or else you will have to do some tool-gymnastics using a screwdriver and pliers. And whatever chemicals it's made from produce a nasty smelling off-gas. We already assembled it, so I won't return it, but if returning was easy I probably would return it. It's also not my main work desk, so I can live with it. But I would *not* recommend this if you're looking for a desk to be your main work/study desk. I also wouldn't recommend it for a high-traffic area like a front hallway where you might want to drop packages, keys etc., because it isn't durable enough to hold up to that kind of use. If I had known the quality was this bad, I would have waited and saved until I could afford something better. I'm giving it two stars instead of one because it does look really great, it's just a cheap piece of junk unfortunately.

I am very experienced with putting furniture together, and never have a problem. This was a nightmare. And when it was all said and done, it’s not that great. Very light, not terribly sturdy. And there’s a huge sticker on the outside of one side that is impossible to get off. Definitely not worth the price. I’m pretty disappointed.

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