Tribesigns 55 inches Executive Desk and 43" lateral File Cabinet, L-Shaped Computer Desk Home Office Furniture with Drawers and Storage Shelves, Office Table with Cabinet

I FEEL VERY BAD FOR THIS FELLOW...HE IS VERY KIND AND NICE. HOWEVER, WE TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE BOXES AND PRODUCT ARE DAMAGED. THESE ARE VERY HEAVY ITEMS; AND, HE NEEDS TO SEND UPS OUT TO RETERIVE THESE ITEMS AND REFUND TOTAL PRICE TO MY AMAZON ACCOUNT...

The two pieces--the desk and the lateral file cabinet--are quite different. The desk rates 5 stars, but I have dropped my overall review by a star because of the lateral file cabinet. I'd still buy it, but see below for more details.First, the desk is extremely solid, and well packaged--maybe even over-packaged, considering it's mostly steel and almost impossible to damage. It went together easily, and looks good.Second, the lateral piece. This is made entirely of pressed wood, and as such is less sturdy. It's well made, but in my experience pressed wood can develop issues with the fasteners. While it was thoroughly packed in Styrofoam, one piece arrived damaged: There was minor (really cosmetic) damage to one corner, but more importantly the rail (that the drawer slides on) had broken entirely off. I wrote to customer service, expecting they would ship a new piece; instead, they suggested I repair it, and offered a hefty partial refund if I would do that. When I got it in my shop, I realized that all three screws holding the rail had pulled out, leaving holes in the pressed board that would not reliably hold the screws. I went ahead and put those screws back in, but used wood glue to give it more strength. I then realized that there were additional holes in the rail, so I drilled small holes in the pressed board and used three more #6 screws there. I am confident this will hold up, and the partial refund was nice.The instructions for assembling the desk were great; not so the instructions for assembling the lateral piece. Here are notes I made as I went along, keyed to the steps in the instructions. Some are probably obvious, but just in case.Pieces W-3 are in a plastic bag. A few of them somehow locked together during shipment (see my photo), and were difficult to separate. I found that a screw driver in each piece was needed to separate them.Pieces W-5 are shown in the parts diagram but are not mentioned in the instructions, and are not needed. I think they were for the handles, but the handles come in a bag with their own screws.2. Make sure piece #4 is lined up with the front of piece #1, and does not cover the groove at the back of #1 (it's possible to get #4 backwards). Also, pieces W-2 go into *both* sides of piece #4, unlike the instructions which show W-2 on only one side. Screw these pieces in evenly on the two sides (it's possible to screw one side in too far, then the other won't go in far enough). Insert these screws *before* inserting piece #3 (pieces 2 and 4 will tilt far enough to fit #3 in, provided you insert the posts on one side of piece #3 before trying to line up the other side).3. Again, pieces W-2 go on *both* sides of piece 5, and make sure the front of #5 lines up with the front of #1.5. Make sure piece #8 goes *all* the way down in the groove in piece #1, or you'll have difficulty later.6. It's unclear from the diagram, but piece #16 fits along almost the entire length of the lower and upper pieces #8.7. There are no pre-drilled holes for the screws, which is why my caution at step 5. Best to ensure that both #8 pieces are down as far as they can go before using the screws. The top #8 should stick up about 1/4" over pieces 2, 4, 5 and 7.8. There's a lot to line up here: not only the W-2 pieces sticking up, but also piece #8 has to go into the groove in the bottom of #9 all the way across. Easiest is to line up all the W-2s, then slightly screw in the W-3s at the front, then make sure #8 is in the groove before screwing in the back W-3s.10. The instructions don't mention attaching the handles, although I guess it's obvious. However, the screws that hold the handles on are slightly too long. I used washers on the inside to make up the difference.In the end, everything went together. There are a few extra screws and stuff (in addition to the above-mentioned W-5s), which is nice. The result looks nice, the desk is sturdy, and the lateral file cabinet rolls easily (even on a rug).

Looks very nice and wide enough

I ordered a desk that needed to be built by November 15. From the pictures, this was to work extremely well for my needs. The desk is in two parts. 1--Desk and 2--file cabinets & storage The desk went together easily following the instruction manual, however, the file cabinets & storage were a different story. We had 5 different people look at it and we all came to the same conclusion--the holes were drilled in the wrong spots to be put together properly. Because we needed the desk, we figured out a way to make it work, but it wasn't a finished professional product once we were done. We requested that the seller provide us with a discount because of the production error. Their only alternative was to send the entire desk back (after we had already put it together). If we were to send it back, it would have went to China and cost us more for shipping because of its size, than what it was worth. The seller refused to get any type of discount for the portion of the unit that was manufactured incorrectly. We only requested some sort of compensation for the file cabinets & storage portion of the item. An Amazon customer service representative could not even get them to change their minds. Very disappointed, especially for the cost.

I had to review this product because the reviews were mixed and almost turned me off from ordering these pieces. I'm so glad I didn't! The desk was super easy to assemble (by myself) and very sturdy and nice looking. I may get another one. The filing cabinet was a bit more tricky, but after a helpful call to the Tribesman customer center, I was directed to a very helpful video that quickly answered my question and I was able to continue assembling the cabinet (by myself) with little issue. Note, the directions only have pictures so it was great that there was a video available. All-in-all, even though it took me nearly all day to put the pieces together, I would definitely buy this product again. This is probably the first time that all of the holes lined up properly and I had all the pieces.

I love this desk and the cabinet that goes with it but there are flaws with the file cabinet section. Mine was replaced after arrival because of broken pieces and chips in the desktop, but the new desk is fine. Very sturdy, scratchproof. Best desk you can find in my opinion, but the file cabinet section needs help. 5 months after new one was received from being replaced the file cabinet started caving in on itself. There is no middle support underneath, so the weight lifted the top off of it as it bowed down on the bottom middle section. The drawers and bottom shifted so much without being overloaded that it came apart. I did have insurance on it, I just wish flaws in it could be fixed so it did not collapse as I loved this set. I will keep the desk as it is beautiful. and works well. It is very nice and worked for me for a while. If you buy this add a support under the middle section so yours does not do what mine did.

We got these for my office. Works great. Not too big, not too small. We actually put 2 together to make a very long reception desk.. put ship lap on front and is gorgeous.