It is real wood, not a super hard wood but the wood grain still shows nicely through the black satin paint. It will take more than one person to do put it together easily, with just one it is more difficult. There are no extra parts so if you lose a screw or bolt you are on your own. There is not enough room to cross your legs with a standard 18" dining room height chair, chair seat height is important. There is one and only one drawer, missed opportunity to add 2 more, there was room for it. The desk has a simple chunky design that would blend with almost any style depending on how you styled and the chair you chose. The allen wrench that comes with it isn't good quality (strips easily) so having a quality set on hand will make it go easier. It comes in 2 boxes, the top in one and the 2 legs in another. The sale price the desk is worth it; I would however not pay full price. The picture is the top upside down to show the space that could have been utilized for more storage. Again worth the sale price though.

UPDATED: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!! Unsafe and poor quality. I purchased two of the Steph Wood Desk (made by Safavieh) for our home office. Within ~40 days of purchase I noticed a large crack in one desk and now two months after purchase both desks have several cracks on the tops and sides. I tried Wayfair customer support but they refused to help because it was more than 30 days. They contacted the Manufacturer for me but Safavieh said they could not assist. I'm trying to get $ back from AMEX purchase protection. Steer clear of Wayfair. They do not stand behind their products. I'm out over $2K for desks that are useless and unsafe. Also turning this into the Consumer Products Safety Commission. ORIGINAL REVIEW BELOW DO NOT BUY! Issues from the start and they just keep getting worse. One of two desks ordered showed up with damage and we were given a credit to keep. Then one month into using the other desk and it’ll developed HUGE cracks on top and sides. The credit we were given covered cosmetic damage but now we have one desk that is unusable and will have to be replaced. Wayfair customer service is robotic and doesn’t stand behind their products. They replied “sorry it’s been over 30 days”. So apparently it’s fine if you need temporary furniture.

Good high quality product, nice solid wood.

Solid. Easy to assemble. Arrived with minimal scratching and other easily fixed cosmetic issues. Would definitely buy it again.

The desk is sturdy and beautiful but came with a dent on the edge of the top part

Beautiful and very heavy desk! Lighter color in person. We had an issue with the screw alignment on one side, but the customer service of this brand was excellent!

Love this! Beautiful