The animalistic side (Animalische Seite) is located at the top of the drawing.

Freud draws a small bookshelf (Kleiner Bücherkasten) in the left corner.

Adjacent to it is a writing desk (Schreibtisch) below a painting by the artist Wilhelm von Kaulbach.

A larger bookcase (Großer Bücherkasten) is in the far-right corner.

Under the lefthand window is an additional table belonging to the famous neurologist Theodor Meynert.

An oven (Ofen) and closet (Kleider-halter) flank the entrance to the room on the rightmost wall.

The vegetative side (Vegetative Seite) includes a bed, a copy of the American Declaration of Independence, a washbasin (Waschtisch), and a chest of drawers (Kasten) in the lower right-hand corner.