Tvilum Desk with 4 Drawers, Black Woodgrain

There are a lot of detailed reviews about the difficulty of assembling the desk. One thing we did was lay out all the hardware on a tray and that really helped. Here's one other detail that may help others who decide to buy it. The modesty panel in the back is piece "ST." Note that the vertical side of the desk on the right side is thicker than the vertical side of the desk on the inside left (meaning the inside of the stack of drawers next to where your legs will go when you sit down). Put piece ST so that the bolt hole for the right side of the desk is closer to the edge of ST than the opposite side since on the opposite side the vertical piece is thinner. The manufacturer wanted to keep the bolts the same length, and that was the way to do it. This was actually the toughest part of the assembly and confused us for a long time because just eyeing it, we didn't notice that the one bolt hole was closer to the edge of the modesty panel than the other one. We had to measure it to realize that. The bolts wouldn't firmly attach until you get the placement of ST right. We are glad we bought the desk. It's sturdy and just the right size for the space we have. I like the stack of drawers on the left so that I can put my computer mouse on the right side of the laptop and lay my spreadsheet that I need to edit to the left of the laptop. I bought a black plastic shelf that works well with the desk to give extra space for a desk lamp and my third picture shows the desk with the shelf on it. Please pay attention that the shelf was a separate purchase.

The desk is real sturdy. The only issue I had was the direction. We're not clear and could have been better.

Some hardware was missing, instructions were unclear, cheap wood that stripped during assembly and the foundation was unstab

I have put together lots of furniture on my own, not my first desk either, but it's the 1st time I have seen such bad instructions. To start off, pages were missing so I used the app, had to download because I never had to use it. Anyways, as you can see the bottom drawer doesn't fully close because the part under it it's too high, I'm not taking it all apart to fix that plus I am exhausted from putting it together. Yes, the price is good and love the size I might but another one but until I get over the whole ordeal LOL It's not too heavy, seems sturdy and looks good, go for it, but you'll need lots of patience and don't mess up the bottom part like I did, make sure is flushed with the sides. ;0)

Now idk why everyone is hating this desk. It’s nice. It’s great especially since I’m starting school back up soon. Yes there are a few nicks but either a it was the factory, delivery, or the person who builds it fault. B. It’s nice to do work on so no problem there. In summary other then the few nicks it’s an excellent desk. They are barely noticeable and had no problem (didn’t need replacement pieces and it all fits. Just habe to play around like so it lines up good is all). And I help build things in my college major so I know how these things go in a way. Just please con oder This desk. I had like 1 Nick that might wem my fault moving it and had like 2 tiny nicks that I can’t even see anymore bc of the shelves. So yes the price is totally worth getting this desk. Everyone wants a new desk now and this works great especially if you look at IKEA they are sold out. This desk is about the same price o would’ve paid at IKEA so yeah. I would recommend this desk. Just because a few nicks that are barely noticeable doesn’t mean 1 Star. I’m giving it 5 Because like a nick really you hate it just because of a tiny nick. I get it if it’s damaged and need a new one but a tiny nick. Really. I know this is long but it’s just helping you to not believe every review you see with 1 nick making it 1 Star. It’s worth it otherwise. Starting school and needed more room for projects and school work and it’s totally worth it for the space. Theres enough room for all my school supplies plus some more room. (In the shelves) I have it set to the first so they don’t open as much but they still open enough for me) and I habe 4 books on the little shelf and they are totally fine. So please this desk is totally worth it since there are no other desks.

I should begin by saying that I think I can count the number of times on one hand that I have left a written review for a product. The pros are that when built it is sturdy, has plenty of legroom, the drawers glide easily, and it’s perfect for a small space. The cons: I read how easily a product can be put together by whether my smart, savvy 14-year-old who is awesome at Legos can put it together. Let’s just say, it wasn’t more than five minutes before he realized there was no way he was going to be able to get this done. These might be the worst instructions I have ever read for a piece of furniture, and I build my own out of whole lumber. I must’ve put pieces on backwards 6 million times, and it takes lots of access spatial reasoning to figure out what to do. Just at that point when you think that the bolts that they’ve provided you are too short, consider flipping the piece over, which you would know from reading the directions. They also don’t indicate shaded or non-shaded side to let you know which side the laminate should be facing. I must’ve put pieces on backwards 6 million times, and it takes lots of excess spatial reasoning to figure out what to do. Just at that point when you think that the bolts that they’ve provided you are too short, consider flipping the piece over, which you wouldn’t know from reading the directions. They also don’t indicate shaded or non-shaded side to let you know which side the laminate should be facing. It also came damaged, but most of the damage is in places that you don’t see, and the one that you can see, it doesn’t really matter to me because it is for said 14-year-old. I’m giving it three stars because when it is finally built it’s a fine piece of furniture. But anyone trying to compare this to an IKEA build, must’ve just gotten lucky when they put pieces together. Not a great instruction manual, Denmark.