This is a beautiful piece of furniture.  It is HEAVY!! It arrived impeccably packaged every square inch of the unit was protected.  The pieces were all labeled and the directions are easy to follow but make sure everything is assembled correct and flush. The piece is super sturdy but it did take me a while to assemble it.  The fireplace is gorgeous and looks very realistic.  This fireplace also puts out some heat! I was pleasantly surprised how fast it heated up.  I barely had my hand up to it and it was warm.  I almost (almost) cant wait for winter.  This is a good piece of furniture for the money.  I gave it 4 stars only because of the very time consuming assembly otherwise, it definitely deserves a 5 star.