Espresso Storage Desk

My fiance and I ordered two of these desks for our office. What the other reviewers said about the difficulty of putting this desk together is true. I was prepared for some difficulty as I always read the reviews before hand but figured I could handle it. I suggest putting 5/6/7 together first and leaving the other parts loose so you can fit the pieces onto the outsides then lift the whole desk down onto the top of the desk (the top of the desk being on the floor and you building upside down). The directions are only pictures and holes sometimes don't match up with where the screws are supposed to go. We did have to drill a few holes ourselves in the end. We opened the package and saw the instructions said 45 min assembly time. I am hands on and good with tools whereas he doesn't care to do handy work but was obligatory enough to help with the assembly. The desk definitely takes two people to maneuver holding one piece, while tightening another properly. Assembling parts 5/6/7 was the most difficult. Its a very pretty desk and looks great in our office but the first desk we put together took us 5 hours. The second desk was cake after that (took about 2 hours) as we knew where all the difficult parts were going to be and could A) brew more espresso and B) use the alternate ways we discovered putting together desk numero uno to actually make the desk fit. My pullout drawer is a little tight because of the screw holes not being drilled completely straight and the drawer hits the top of one of the screws but it still closes.