Bush Furniture Somerset 72W L Shaped Desk, Hansen Cherry (WC81710K)

If you have ever put together furniture from IKEA than you've got this. The instructions are pretty straight forward and I'm not mechanically inclined. The total project took me 4 hours to complete. I did have to get my wife to help me with lining up the pins with the cams for the desk tops, but that aside, I was able to manage project on my own.The desk tops will be heavy for some to manage.I chose to not utilize the keyboard undertray. This got in the way of my desk chair and is an unnecessary option for me.The packaging came in two boxes (very heavy). A box truck with two handlers got it into my house.The quality of the desk is good. No it is not solid wood, but for the price point, this is a good option. I am pleased with my purchase.In the picture you will see that I incorporated an existing desk to create a U pattern.

Overall seems to be a good desk. Easy to assemble and sturdy.Both of the brackets for the keyboard tray were bent, one really badly. My husband was able to straighten them out fairly well but it's very difficult to slide the keyboard tray because of it. The box was not damaged during shipment so it would appear the brackets were bent before packaging.

Originally a 1 star review, here is my update. When you order this desk, make sure you receive 2 boxes. 1 box has the big boards, and the 2nd box has the smaller boards and hardware.I only received the box with larger boards. I contacted Amazon, got put on hold. Amazon contacted Bush. Bush said it was Amazons fault, and Amazon made it right. They sent me an entire new order for the desk. I was told that once I had all of the parts to build the desk, that I would need to schedule a pickup and return of the first order with missing parts. Unfortunately, these scheduled deliveries take at least a week.Once I built the desk, I scheduled the pickup and return of the first order. Another week waiting.Once I got passed all of that, I will say that the desk is very nice. The instructions are super simple. All of the parts are numbered or have letters on them. It took me 1.5 hours to assemble it. This was not my first time assembling furniture like this.One thing that I didn’t like about the desk was how small the keyboard tray is. I ended up making a new keyboard tray from a 1x12. I re-drilled the holes and spaced the keyboard brackets out to accommodate the bigger tray.Other than the delivery experience and keyboard tray, I have no complaints. I would buy this desk again without hesitation. It’s very solid.

I got the platinum gray version and the attached picture shows what the color looks like in natural light.Overall I am very happy with the desk. Very pretty, easy to assemble (took 2 hours with a 2nd person only helping to put the tops on), drawers and door slide/open smoothly, and perfect size for my use.However--the edge of the desk (including the keyboard tray) is sharp enough that it irritates my wrists and forearms to touch/rest/rub against the edges when I type and use my mouse. I noticed this within an hour of use and immediately ordered an extra large desk mouse pad. Hopefully by hanging it slightly over the edge, that will fix things. (And I don't think I'm just sensitive to desk edges. This desk was an upgrade from a $150 one I bought on Amazon a couple years ago. The edge on the new desk is very noticeably sharper than my old desk.)I would still recommend this desk as it has a lot going for it, but with this warning.

The good:* When it's all done, this is a really nice desk to look at. It's a large L with nice wood grain, so really stands out in a room.* Much sturdier than I expected with no central support under the L. I love having the deep room under the desk with no feet in the way. The top surface is composed of 1" particle board as opposed to more standard 3/4" so there is only marginal flexing when applying pressure to the corner join (or keyboard tray, which connects near the join).* The keyboard drawer is very large and deep, so you can store a big keyboard and mouse, and other accessories that can be stored out of sight in the back.* The assembly instructions are completely accurate (AFAICT), but the PARTS you receive may not be (see below). Trust the instructions; question the parts you receive.The bad:* Computer tower design is bad. Cabinet is completely enclosed except for a small, 2" top-to-bottom slit in the back of the inside wall. This makes airflow tough unless you keep the cabinet door open. Who though drawing air through the same hole as the exhaust was a good idea? A few ideas: move the tower to the inside corner where there lots of space, or replace/alter the cabinet facing with something with venting or speaker foam, etc.* No wiring holes ANYWHERE. Except for the aforementioned slit for the cabinet, all wires must be routed down the back of the desk. Kind of crazy. If your desk will face toward the room, you'll probably want to route your own holes in the top of the desk.* Particle board. Like all Bush furniture, it's particle board with a wood grain laminate so it WILL SCUFF EASILY, particularly during unpacking and assembly. I was screwing in a subassembly on top of another piece and had slid the wood around as I worked on the screws. Apparently there was a piece of grit underneath and it scratched the surface of the laminate. Not deeply, but enough to show the lighter particle board underneath so it stuck out. I was able to use a dark wood stain and a rag to rub it into the scratch and then buff off, and the scratch all but disappeared. I did the same when placing my computer tower in the assembled cabinet (scuffed on a plastic piece no less) when I was finished assembling. Just be aware as you are placing things on the desk. Scuffs are inevitable with this kind of wood, but it hurts more when it's brand new. :)* Poor quality control. I was pretty disappointed with the quality control, as a desk with multiple assembly options takes quite a bit of effort to convince yourself that there really is something wrong. In the end, I had two pieces with missing holes. One I got replaced, and the other I did myself because I was almost done and frustrated by the delays: * An inside panel was delivered with 2 anchor holes missing. I had also purchased the matching lateral file and it was delivered with the bottom of the back panel crushed (you couldn't tell on delivery). It was the evening before Thanksgiving, so customer service wasn't open until the next Monday, and the replacement parts weren't delivered until the next Friday. Pretty frustrating to close off the room for 9 days to protect it from kids and lose my time off to assemble it. * During the final steps I discovered the top was missing 2 holes to mount the keyboard tray for a left-hand return configuration. At that point I drilled my own holes as the mount was adjustable and didn't need to be perfect.In the end, I am using the faulty pieces to cut shelves out of and turn the tower cabinet into an electronics storage cabinet. All's well that ends well, I guess. ;)Warnings:* The short board is the least supported, so left-hand return configurations will be the least sturdy and have that most vibration when typing (I'm using this config, and I can see a slightly annoying bounce in my monitor as my palms shift on the keyboard tray).* It's a very large L (larger than common 60" desks) so consider the space you will have to walk around it.