We really like this bookcase. It arrived quickly, was not damaged, had no missing parts, and was easy to put together. Well made with nice materials, not cheap fake heavy chipping MDF. We needed the side panel to be on the left, as pictured. I was curious as to whether the directions allowed assembly for the panel to be on either side. Turns out that the unit is symmetrical from top to bottom, so if one needed the panel to be on the other side, one just turns the unit upside down.