Judy, I had that EXACT same desk for so long in my room. At least three years. I got a new one and had no room elsewhere for it. And since it was so heavy, I had some fun with it. I took a sledge hammer and smashed it into pieces, it was so much fun. When you wanna get rid of yours, you gotta do it. The hubby might need to help with the center part, took me about 12 hits to break it in half.