My desk arrived quickly and undamaged about two weeks ago now, and was very easy to set up. As a previous review stated, the merlot-colored desk is definitely more red in actuality than is pictured in amazon's picture (and the Home Decorator's catalog). But so far, I still find the actual color pretty, if a little surprising. And the quality of the desk itself, I think, is much better than what I was seeing at Office Depot and the like. Keep in mind the depth of the lower shelf is not enough to put a photo box on as pictured in one of the other colors, without its sticking over the edge a couple inches. Also, this desk is the standard height of about 30", and I'm still trying to decide if that is too high for me to be comfortable typing on a laptop. I might have to spring for a plug-in keyboard - but that is not the desk's fault.
Also, it took an extra day for my order confirmation to show up on Home Decorator's website after I got the e-mail saying it
was there. So don't be concerned if this happens.
Overall, I am pleased.