Nice quality stand, very sturdy construction. The stand arrived quick in (3) separate boxes and everything was very well packaged. It was pretty easy to assemble, it took two of us about an hour to unpack and assemble. The Gray color is a little bit darker than the online picture but we actually really like the darker stain.  The fireplace flame effect is very nice and has a very realistic look. The heater within the fireplace works great and the blower is quiet, it plugs in to a standard 15 Amp, 120V outlet, the cord is included. The fireplace has an led indicator that displays your temperature setting each time that you change the temperature, it then vanishes about 10 seconds afterwards. The fireplace has both manual temperature controls and a basic remote control that you can use to turn it on/off, change the temperature, or set a timer. You can turn on the flame effect without turning the heater on if you like.