Student Writing Desk with Storage - Room Essentials™

I bought this last minute because I needed a desk and (to the fault of my own) did not look at reviews...DO NOT BUY THIS DESK. It is horrificially complicated to build with nothing labeled. Additionally, the wood and materials are sooooooo cheap that if you attempt to stand up the desk too quickly while building or use any tools, your wood will easily split and fall apart. I had to throw this entire desk away when i was almost finished building because the wood split. Do! not! Buy!

The hardest thing to put together. Took me over an hour because nothing is labeled. The screws don't even stay on no matter how hard you tighten them. As soon as I picked it up it fell apart. You have to use nails in order for it to stay together. I do not recommend this.

Headache to put together! Came with no directions, had to find them online. Parts are not labeled, confusing to match up with directions. Spent two days trying to assemble, with pieces of the wood coming apart, glued it together then it came apart again. So frustrated I just trashed it.

This desk is very straight forward with instructions and easy to assemble, however it is not made for an adult. Thankfully I did buy it for my 6 year old, but I do want to add for others interested that it’s SMALL!

Consider a professional who can assemble my experience was awful and a waste of money.

I couldn't even use this desk because oh my God it is so unnecessarily difficult to assemble. I would rather try to assemble IKEA then this piece of trash. Every time you make an adjustment it messes up another aspect of the desk. If target didn't offer refunds I would've turned my backyard into a rage room so I could've smashed this thing into a thousand pieces. Don't buy.

I almost didn’t buy this desk because of the bad reviews. Don’t let them scare you away. If you’re capable of building a piece of IKEA furniture, you can do this. I had a friend help me assemble it and we put it together in under an hour. As the other reviews mention, the pieces are not labeled. The very first thing we did was label them with sticky notes. Problem solved! My main issue with the desk is that it’s kind of short. Other than that, I would say the quality is what you would expect from a $60 desk.

Feels strong once together but it’s small. We ended up giving it away and getting something bigger.

I put things together all the time but this desk was actually horrendous to put together. I ended up throwing it away because it broke. Not to mention the instructions are some of the worst I have ever seen and not helpful at all. DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!!

Worst thing I have ever built in my life. I have put bed frames, headboards, nightstands, KITCHEN TABLES, and more. Those were cake walks compared to this desk. I have never in my life been more confused and frustrated with something in my life. I followed the step by step video and put everything where it needed to go and as I lifted it up the whole thing was lopsided and out of place. ALSO the top piece WILL not go ON! I hate this thing. Do not buy it.

This desk tested my patience.

The worst desk ever and over time it’s not sturdy at all. Do not buy!

The desk is very sturdy. It was larger than expected. A great bang for your buck. I used it as a vanity. Easy to assemble. I did it alone in less than an hour.

Do you hate yourself and enjoy pain and suffering? This is the desk for you! I wish I could give this devil desk zero stars. For god knows why, none of the pieces of this desk are labeled. So, it’s like a super fun guessing game of “does this piece go here??” (Spoiler alert: it does not.) Why on earth would you not label the pieces. The instructions were impossible to read. It’s almost as if they let a 6 year old write them and were like “yeah good enough!” The shelves do not fit. Also, the screws don’t fit, which is just a really fun addition. As I was putting this monstrosity together I questioned everything. What did I do to deserve this? Where did I go wrong that this had to be the desk I got? Why am I crying over a desk? You may be wondering: why didn’t you just return it if it was that bad? I couldn’t let the desk win. And also, I’m stubborn. I was committed to making this devil desk work for me. And after 4 hours, she was built. Kind of. There are nails that I had to place in to keep this thing stable. I fear the day my fat cat tries to jump on this thing. I am the desk. The desk is me. I’m not really sure who won this battle, but be warned. I miss who I was 4 hours ago. Do not buy this desk unless you hate yourself.

Absolutely do not buy this. I don’t know how this has any stars

This desk was extremely difficult to put together and it broke. It was on sale and looked aesthetically pleasing, but I didn’t like how the directions were worded and the desk is cheaply made.

the manual was not clear and very confusing

I disliked that it did not come labeled with letters so it made it more difficult then it had to be!

I was missing one single piece from the box. The instructions were hard to understand. There was a lot of flipping back and forth. There was supposed to be two matching identical twin pieces.... only had one. Didn't notice until it came time for it. If i yake it back, am i gonna get another box with the same issue?! Or will i be missing instructions like the other people have commented?! Would not recommend

Who the heck doesn’t label the pieces? These are the worst instructions, could have been so easy if they had labeled everything like other companies do.