Essentials Series Desk Shell

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Nice desk that I've been using for work. It's a great inexpensive alternative to a larger, more expensive desk.

Anonymous · Review provided by Wayfair
October 16, 2024

excellent furniture

Happy with the purchase, as this was for my office at work. Not difficult to build and looks fantastic

Elijah J · Review provided by Bed Bath & Beyond
September 15, 2024

I ordered 2 desks and 1 arrived damaged from shipping. Wayfair had excellent customer service and sent out a replacement immediately. The desk itself is easy to put together. The hardest part was figuring out the placement of the numbered sections. The instructions are hard to read but manageable. Overall its a nice study desk.

Julia · Review provided by Wayfair
June 24, 2024

DAMAGED GOODS

The first desk you sent me was damaged on all sides. The second desk you sent me was also damaged. Between the two I was able to assemble one desk that still had damage on the top and front panels. I will NEVER purchase anything from Office Supply again!

Kevin · Review provided by Office Supply
June 01, 2024

The Perfect Desk

Good quality. Love the color. Easy to assemble. Great addition to my home office. Love having this extra space. I added a filing cabinet that slides right under the desk.

Jason G. · Review provided by Bed Bath & Beyond
March 14, 2024

[Rewarded Review] Cherry Charm

Add charm to your workspace with the Lorell® Essentials 60"W Rectangular Shell Computer Desk in cherry. Its stylish design and spacious surface provide both functionality and elegance.

albe · Review provided by Office Depot
March 10, 2024

Using it for the past 3 years. Great table.

Nandhini · Review provided by Wayfair
April 19, 2023

Just as advertised. We searched high and low for a desk and this was the perfect one. Thank you Wayfair.

Christopher · Review provided by Wayfair
November 25, 2022

HORRIBLE QUALITY. I GAVE IT AWAY.

Jeanne · Review provided by Wayfair
September 23, 2022

Good quality for the price but

Heavy, sturdy and good veneer quality. The packaging needs to be better considering how heavy this item is. It moves around inside the box and it gets banged and thrown during delivery. Had to return one because of the damage during delivery. Make sure to check for any damages before opening completely which will be almost impossible to put them back in for a return.

SJ001 · Review provided by Office Depot
April 11, 2022

Great desk shell

Pretty solid desk for a good price (when I purchased it). It's worked well, although it doesn't have any drawers. I've added some cheap Sterilite drawers for storage, which are functional and removable, although don't look as good as the cherrywood veneer.

OstkUser4540837 · Review provided by Bed Bath & Beyond
March 20, 2022

Great Gaming / Study Desk

This is the perfect desk for those needing the extra depth to run multiple monitors and still have plenty of space for everything else. This is a very solid and spacious desk. I would definitely recommend.

Nicolas I. · Review provided by Bed Bath & Beyond
January 27, 2022

Not Great

The first came totally damaged. The replacement has laminate damage in 3 places of which 2 are hidden. The desk is supposed to be predrilled but is not. There are 5 metal brackets to tie the desktop to the sides. But there are no predrilled screw holes. So off to the hardware to find a drill. Without the brackets the sides separate from the desktop.

Paul · Review provided by Office Depot
January 11, 2022

Very sturdy

We ordered this desk a year ago when my husband started working from home. We weren't expecting much for the price, but it is extremely sturdy and heavy. He has used it almost every day and puts his drinks on it and it still looks brand new. Would definitely recommend!

alyssa m. · Review provided by Bed Bath & Beyond
January 02, 2022

Useless Cable Managment

Photos attached for explanation of design flaw.This desk and desk system is mostly well thought out and expandable.It's a particle board product, so it's heavy.It assembled very quickly and only needed a screw driver and a hammer. All the holes lined up fine and there was some pre-installed hardware to help hold things in place.The MAJOR design flaw is that the cable management holes go to the wrong side of the desk. There's about an 6 to 8 inch gap behind the back board and the actual rear edge of the desk (for cabling) that there is no access to. There's no cutouts in the back board either so all the cables end up at your feet and not behind the desk. Also, the back board goes all the way to the floor and blocks access to any wall outlets. So all your cables are going to go all over the desk and over the back edge and look like a mess instead of into a tidy bundle down a hole.Two fixes that could be incorporated: Add cutouts on the back wall near the desk top cutouts so cables can be fed back behind the desk. Cut the bottom of the back board so it has a few inches of clearance to run cables behind the desk for things that are not going to go on the desk. People like to put space heaters, fans, sub woofers, and such under desks. Otherwise this product was as described and is a decent price. But the cable management is a hard fail. I will have to modify the desk myself to resolve the problem and that's 1 star trash type of problem that I shouldn't have to undo. Less

wirefire2 · Review provided by Office Depot
December 29, 2021

Love it

Sandy · Review provided by Wayfair
December 26, 2021

Desk is great! Very sturdy, easy to assemble and looks expensive. Received mine with damage but not Wayfair's fault and customer service was quick and took care of it. I work from home and needed a little more room to lay out files, this is perfect!

Natalie · Review provided by Wayfair
November 01, 2021

Seviceable piece, for the price. No ports on back panel for wires. INFUURIATINGLY POOR ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - took hours to assemble. So simple to have given better instructions. Who does quality control on this product?

Don · Review provided by Wayfair
October 19, 2021

Easy to assemble and looks nice.

Timothy · Review provided by Wayfair
August 18, 2021

Good. Heavy. Poor instructions.

Needed to add some desk space to the home office, looking for 6', found this. Didn't think about it being quite so heavy, but it's up now and won't leave until my kids decide what to do with it after I'm gone.

NoNickname · Review provided by Office Depot
August 17, 2021
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Description

Rectangular desk shell is part of Lorell Essentials Series Laminate Furniture with high-quality laminate construction and metal-to-metal, cam-lock connections. The mahogany laminate top is 1" thick for durability. Use the two grommet holes in the top for easy cord routing. The design also includes a full modesty panel for privacy, 3mm PVC edges, and adjustable feet.