This mantel is AWESOME. Substantive and gorgeous. However, the first one I ordered came with a strange piece of plastic buried in the wood. It was in a very noticeable spot. I contacted Wayfair's customer support and they promptly sent me a replacement mantel (which was great). Unfortunately, the replacement mantel had the same defect. If I had gotten a product without that defect, as many other reviewers obviously had, I would have been very pleased. The quality is top notch and the price is right.