Customer Reviews for Staples - Gillespie 62" W L-Shaped Computer Desk - Sonoma Cherry
Customer Rating
5
Perfect desk for small office space
on November 10, 2016
Posted by: Paula K.
Got this for my wife to use as her writing area in her small office space. It was fairly simple to assemble (in fact she did it herself so as not to hear any colorful language from yours truly). It is solid and very sturdy construction. For the price and the ease of assembly it would be a hard desk to beat.
Desk looks good and was easy to put together. I wish the corner was squared off instead of rounded so that it would tuck up against my wall however. It seems like there is some space wasted there. Regardless of that the desk is perfect for my needs with enough room for a really large monitor and an office printer yet still enough room for papers etc. The slide out keyboard shelf was a nice touch although I actually use it to hold my flight controllers :)
For the price I guess I can't complain. I knew I was not buying a sturdy solid wood piece. For the most part it went together easily. One issue was putting the corner piece on as if you do it upside down like the rest of the pieces you will not get it turned upright unless you have 4 people and even then it is likely to break at one of the points. and putting the corner piece on while under the table was awkward at best. There were also 2 bars that were next to impossible to put on and took longer than the rest of the desk to do. No matter which way you turned the bars or flipped them over or try them on the other side one end or the other did not want to line up well. In the end I found what seemed to work best and had to force the connection. Somewhat frustrating but the instructions (except for the two bars) were easy to follow. The edges mark up easy and the finish does not appear that it will last very long but we'll see. For what I needed I think it will work.