Most of it was easy to put together but I feel like some of the directions didn’t make sense. Probably should have put the shelves together earlier so it wouldn’t be so hard to but on later. Some of the screw holes didn’t match up. But it looks nice. I just didn’t put all the shelves. Should have been less expensive for what was received.
Really impressed with that desk quality! It looks really great!
Sure, you have to spend 2 hours to mount it but its worth it. Its sturdy and good looking!
Overall Im very happy with the desk and the results it can bring. You really do need some experience in building knock-down furniture - expect about 2 hours of assembly, mostly due to the fact that you must assemble the double drawers from scratch, nothing comes even a bit preassembled. It is *not* hard, just a bit time consuming and carefully note if any holes are covered by the laminate overwrap; if so, as the instructions indicate, just use the tip of your screwdriver to carefully open the laminate to access the needed assembly holes.
Otherwise assembly went along just like any other knock-down kit, very smooth with no issues. Instructions are clear for those with the noted experience, and hardware is of good quality. Make sure you tighten all fasteners, especially the leg to desk ones - personally I dont recommend power tools as it is all too easy to over torque some of the fasteners in certain areas. Fully hand assembled works best here.
I really like the rear storage compartment, which holds a power strip with the laptop power supply and cellphone charger, plus extra accessories like a lens or two (explained below). The front drawers are really handy even if a bit shallow, about 1.5 inches deep each. Still, they could not really make them deeper without impacting leg room for big folk, so they work out nicely.
For me exclusively the foil to my plans was that they used epoxy undermount drawer glides, which is very typical but only allow the drawers to open about 2/3 of the way. So I bought 14-inch ball bearing drawer glides with over travel from (they have issues, see my review) and did the conversion (about 2 hours in itself, a bit of a chore but worth it).
The drawers now extend out past the edge of the desk (see photo), converting the drawer to the equivalent of a keyboard tray.
I added interior guides cut from premade 1x0.75 inch moulding and placed my large Wacom tablet inside. I now have, with modest effort, a mini graphics workstation that fit into my small den space; the tablet tray hides away when I dont need it.
Overall really happy with the outcome of this, almost everyone was sold out of anything functional yet space efficient. Thanks Mobili!
First of all make sure you have every piece and read the instructions through before putting together. Me and by best friend put this thing together and it took us about 2.5 hrs to do so cause we messes up so many times. The instructions are not so clear and the pictures are somewhat helpful but sometimes had to look at the picture carefully. In all it is a nice desk once its finished. Meets my needs for a desk.
The product came exactly as I expected, and actually seems to be better quality than most Ikea stuff. Some of the laminate on the wood was chipped but nothing too bad and the chipped parts were on the inside of the desk drawer, so I dont mind.
The only reason I didnt give this product 5 stars is that the instructions for assembly are TERRIBLE. Just plain terrible. I spent some time building ikea furniture to earn money a few years ago and consider myself a professional vague instruction reader, but the problem with the instructions for this workstation is that there are glaring, obvious, frustrating errors. ERRORS! Step 2 straight up refers to the wrong piece. Come on guys! This is a complicated build, the least you could do is get the assembly instructions right! Sheesh.
Otherwise great product, high quality for the price, would buy again.
My desk came with a hole on the side. I was not happy about it. But I used ducktape to cover the hole. Ive had it for about a year now with no problems. Its pretty sturdy but when moving the legs are a bit wobbly.
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Just ok
Most of it was easy to put together but I feel like some of the directions didn’t make sense. Probably should have put the shelves together earlier so it wouldn’t be so hard to but on later. Some of the screw holes didn’t match up. But it looks nice. I just didn’t put all the shelves. Should have been less expensive for what was received.
Great quality for the price!
Really impressed with that desk quality! It looks really great! Sure, you have to spend 2 hours to mount it but its worth it. Its sturdy and good looking!
Excellent value and, with some mods, makes a great mini graphics workstation
Overall Im very happy with the desk and the results it can bring. You really do need some experience in building knock-down furniture - expect about 2 hours of assembly, mostly due to the fact that you must assemble the double drawers from scratch, nothing comes even a bit preassembled. It is *not* hard, just a bit time consuming and carefully note if any holes are covered by the laminate overwrap; if so, as the instructions indicate, just use the tip of your screwdriver to carefully open the laminate to access the needed assembly holes. Otherwise assembly went along just like any other knock-down kit, very smooth with no issues. Instructions are clear for those with the noted experience, and hardware is of good quality. Make sure you tighten all fasteners, especially the leg to desk ones - personally I dont recommend power tools as it is all too easy to over torque some of the fasteners in certain areas. Fully hand assembled works best here. I really like the rear storage compartment, which holds a power strip with the laptop power supply and cellphone charger, plus extra accessories like a lens or two (explained below). The front drawers are really handy even if a bit shallow, about 1.5 inches deep each. Still, they could not really make them deeper without impacting leg room for big folk, so they work out nicely. For me exclusively the foil to my plans was that they used epoxy undermount drawer glides, which is very typical but only allow the drawers to open about 2/3 of the way. So I bought 14-inch ball bearing drawer glides with over travel from (they have issues, see my review) and did the conversion (about 2 hours in itself, a bit of a chore but worth it). The drawers now extend out past the edge of the desk (see photo), converting the drawer to the equivalent of a keyboard tray. I added interior guides cut from premade 1x0.75 inch moulding and placed my large Wacom tablet inside. I now have, with modest effort, a mini graphics workstation that fit into my small den space; the tablet tray hides away when I dont need it. Overall really happy with the outcome of this, almost everyone was sold out of anything functional yet space efficient. Thanks Mobili!
Five Stars
Love these desks!
Read instructions carefully!!
First of all make sure you have every piece and read the instructions through before putting together. Me and by best friend put this thing together and it took us about 2.5 hrs to do so cause we messes up so many times. The instructions are not so clear and the pictures are somewhat helpful but sometimes had to look at the picture carefully. In all it is a nice desk once its finished. Meets my needs for a desk.
Super cute !
Super cute , looks great , very sturdy , love it !
This took time to assemble.
This took time to assemble. Its a solid desk otherwise but there were more parts to it than I expected
Good product for the price, dont trust the assembly instructions
The product came exactly as I expected, and actually seems to be better quality than most Ikea stuff. Some of the laminate on the wood was chipped but nothing too bad and the chipped parts were on the inside of the desk drawer, so I dont mind. The only reason I didnt give this product 5 stars is that the instructions for assembly are TERRIBLE. Just plain terrible. I spent some time building ikea furniture to earn money a few years ago and consider myself a professional vague instruction reader, but the problem with the instructions for this workstation is that there are glaring, obvious, frustrating errors. ERRORS! Step 2 straight up refers to the wrong piece. Come on guys! This is a complicated build, the least you could do is get the assembly instructions right! Sheesh. Otherwise great product, high quality for the price, would buy again.
Great for the price
Easy to assemble, and when I did have an issue (lost screw) the customer support was prompt and more than helpful. Would buy again.
Bad shipping, But overall okay desk!
My desk came with a hole on the side. I was not happy about it. But I used ducktape to cover the hole. Ive had it for about a year now with no problems. Its pretty sturdy but when moving the legs are a bit wobbly.
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