The fireplace/entertainment center is beautiful.  I give it 5 stars on appearance.  I got it in white.  It looks exactly as shown in the picture.  It was fairly easy to put together.  I did it by myself in about 2 hours.  I give it 3 stars on the heating unit.  I really did not buy it for the heater, but I did figure I could use it to take the chill off the basement.  Although it does generate heat, don't expect to use it as a main heat source.  All in all it's a very nice addition to a room.