Hard to find a longer stand like this, so it was the size we needed. It is not real wood, we are slightly afraid it will peel off if knicked. The glass doors took a while to align correctly. The top corner metal pieces (on the edge) are nice looking, wish they were on the back corners as well for continuity. We left a shelf out on one of the sides, are planning to put chopped wood pieces in for the fire place. If you did later decide to add on the shelf, you would have to basically take apart the whole entire thing. But most people would put it together as intended, that is just our possible problem someday. We love the style and it looks good in our space.