I received this and put it together with my 14 year old son.  It was a fun project and was not hard to put together (it took us about an hour together, and was fun).  The fireplace is in the corner of my bedroom and I really like it.  It is a little fake looking (the fire) but I don't care because it looks great and matches my other furniture and really fits well in the space  I put my 42 inch TV on top and it is a good size TV for this stand.  I think it is a nice stand for the money.