Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish

Comments about Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish:

Unfortunately, I could not get the full desk assembled before it fell apart in my hands. My dad, a woodworker and craftsman, helped me to begin assembling the pieces according to instructions. When he was screwing in the parts to the big drawer, he noticed that the holes were stripped/not made correctly. As he finished assembling all the pieces to the drawer and went to put it aside, holding it by the drawer pull, the drawer completely fell apart into all of its pieces.

I guess one good thing is: it was very easy to call customer service and get the courier to come back to pick up the desk. I didn't want to risk spending half the day to assemble the rest, and asking for new pieces for the one drawer, in case something was wrong further in to assembly. Be aware: in order to return the item, you have to disassemble the entire thing and put it back in the box. Anyway, this experience was VERY disappointing to me, since the desk was exactly the right size, style & color for the room.

Comments about Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish:

I love the look of this desk. It's sturdy and makes effecient use of it's small footprint. It doesn't however allow for very much seating room by the user. I have a chair with arms and it won't fit underneath the extension side due to the placement of the keyboard tray. If you've got a simple task chair, go for it! Just make sure you've got strong help if you're on the 3rd floor of a walk up. This [*] is heavy!

Comments about Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish:

I purchased this desk for our computer room which already had two small desks for my kids. I was able to fit this nicely into a corner and still have a lot of room left for moving around. It was not difficult to put together and even fully assembled was easy to move around. It feels nice and sturdy.

My only two cons for this desk are: Firstly, I have a high end pc that will not fit in the pc cabinet (those cramped cabinets really are bad for pc airflow anyway). So I need to put my pc on my desk, which is fine except there is no cable opening on the back of the desk. It is more of a convenience point than anything else. It just would be nice if there were cable openings on the two back panels. Secondly, the pre-drilled holes for the drawer slider components were just a little bit off, making the two drawers sit not quite straight.

Also, I was a little unsure when I bought the desk based on some information on the Staples product page, but this desk *IS* reversible. Which was a key point for me. I had to double check on another website.

Comments about Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish:

I use the desk for my home office, which is not large. Great for small area, otherwise buy the larger version.

Comments about Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish:

This took a about 4 hours for a 22 year-old moderately-experienced but professional carpenter to assemble. I'm using it for my sewing machine and the construction is so flimsy that the whole thing vibrates and actually shifts position while the sewing machine is in use.

A friend and I went through and checked all of the fasteners to make sure all was well (they were), set up the sewing machine again and no change.

Comments about Bush® Somerset 60" Compact L-Desk, Maple Cross Finish:

Very pretty to look at if you can easily overlook scratches. The veneer is extremely soft and gouges easily.