Signature Design by Ashley Baraga Contemporary Glass L-Shaped Home Office Desk, White

Love this Desk! Bought 2 for a Special U-Shape Configuration
I absolutely love this desk. I originally saw them on Target’s website for TWICE the price! I bought 2 of them to make a U-shaped configuration that works in my upstairs landing. For my space, I couldn’t make use of the 2nd x small return. I didn’t have room for it but I did need the 2nd x big piece of the desk and was able to make use of the extra glass top from the 2nd short return, so it worked out wonderfully.I made one desk with a left return. Then on the right side, I pushed the 2nd x longer piece up against the right side to create a U-shape desk. I had an extra Ikea white cabinet in my craft room, so I positioned it at the end of the L-Return of the main desk. I used the extra glass from the 1 x unused short return and put that on top of the Ikea drawer. This way it looked more like was part of the actual desk and it’s just a bit shorter than the rest of the desk top, which actually works really well and looks good too.What I love:- It can be a L or R return desk. So many desks I’ve found have the return on the wrong side.**Note that because it can be a L or R return, the side you don’t use will have 1-2 holes exposed in the metal frame. I had these glossy white circular shaped stickers from a marble-look bookshelf I bought on Amazon for the same office space. I just used those over the holes and you can’t even tell now.- It’s a tempered-glass top but also not see-through. The white film underneath helps the desk feel light and airy but more solid than something clear, which I didn’t want. Once the top is on, it has a bit of a sea glass color, which is very pleasant.**Note that because the tops are solid, there are no holes for cord management! I was reminded of this by reading another review but decided the rest of the desk worked so well, I’d figure it out. I positioned it in a way that I could hide my cords against the wall where my desk was placed. On Amazon, I bought this neoprene cord cover material that is black on one side and white on the other.I used velcro strips to organize my cords as normal. Then, wrapped those in the neoprene cover. This helps mask the black cords. But do be mindful of this depending on where you plan on positioning your desk.- You can use the glass top as a dry erase board. I use my 2nd larger glass piece for this and it’s wonderful. In my upstairs landing, there is no place to hang my glass dry erase board on a wall, so this is a great alternative.- Pretty easy to assemble. As with any assembly, just be patient and make sure you’re using the right screws during the correct step and it’s fine. I used a power drill with a drill bit that worked. Then used the little Allen wrench that came with the screws to manually tighten a bit at the end.I’m a 42-year-old woman and I did it myself without too much trouble…including lifting the glass tops onto the desk. The glass stays on top with suction cups that you press into the top of the metal frame. They’re heavy but if you’re reasonably strong and careful, it’s obviously doable. I DID have to get my love to help me carry the glass up the stairs…needed his extra muscles for that. We opened the boxes downstairs and I brought everything upstairs for assembly.One of the boxes came literally with a gash in the back of the box that had torn wide open. Luckily it was packaged very well inside the box, so nothing was damaged.These desks have transformed my workspace. It feels so much more spacious and open than the wooden desk I had here before.

Nice Desk
Got this for scale modeling. Figured the glass would impervious to the glues, paints and thinners I used. A flat hard surface is nice and the white coating on the bottom helps reflect back light. That said you still get a green tinge from the tempered glass. Delivery was very fast, but at around 100 pounds it is tough to manage by yourself, especially considering it fairly fragile with the glass. I carried in the comments separately, but the large glass is still quit heavy. On inspection there was no damage and did a quick inventory to make all the hardware was there. Assembly is quite easy and it builds up to be quite sturdy. The materials seemed like good quality and there was no issues with fit and finish. The only is I didn’t like was the suction cups that hold the glass to the frame. They work fine, but would rather have the load spread out a cross the frame instead of riding on 10 suction cups. There are some double sided tapes that could accomplish it and would be easy to do.

Beautiful desk. Assembly was easy with clear instructions, one thing to note… The diagrams in the instruction book show putting the desk together in an upright position, when building the frame do it upside down otherwise it will take forever. When the frame is assembled flip it over put the suction cups in and place the glass on top. I did it by myself and placing the glass was a bit awkward, I would recommend two people if necessary. I love this desk!

 

I saw some bad reviews, so I was expecting the worst, but ended up being pleasantly surprised. All pieces were rust-free and assembly was easy