Hi there! This was an enjoyable read. Gosh, the pain of these instruction manuals of furniture and no holes drilled brings back some memories on my part, been there done that! At the time I was with a boyfriend that didn't even have a drill so it was all manual labour, what a pain!
I have to say that the desk looks awesome and is indeed a true improvement for the neatness of the space, so much calmer. Enjoy the fruits of you labour :)
ps that picture got me laughing so hard haha, you're just like my boyfriend, he'd have no shame in sharing that either :)