The piece is very solid. Matches very well with my new office desk set also from Wayfair (Veda Collection) and the fireplace works great! Pretty easy to put together as I did it myself in about 1 hour and it was packed so well no issues at all, not even a scratch! I have read the other reviews regarding the size but for my space I will be mounting a large TV on the wall above it so it works and you can't beat the price.