This is a beautiful bed. It was easy to put together by myself, and my son loves it! One side has drawers and the other side is completely open. I knew that before I purchase it and I thought my son would love to use it as a fort and he does! The one downside is the bookshelf because the shelves rest loosely on 4 pegs and fall down easily. I plan to fix it somehow, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.