The design is really cute! It's functional and has a lot of storage space and I like that it has a little curve and design to the middle shelves. It gives it a nice look in our nursery instead of just having a traditional looking bookshelf. It is made really cheaply though. The board that you nail in that acts as the back of the bookshelf is very flimsy and when nailing it in we messed up the particle board shelves in 2 places because it's hard to see where you're nailing into the sides.