We love, love, love this cute little fireplace. It adds so much more character to our living room. My 12-year old and I assembled it without needing my husband’s help at all, so I would say it’s pretty easy. I do think it helps on some steps to put the screws in halfway and tighten after they’re all in place. It throws off enough heat to warm up our little living room. We’ve had multiple comments that it looks like it’s just part of the house, not that we just added it in recently. My one complaint is that the mantle is a cheap material and already has two chips in it. It’s not super noticeable, but when you spend almost 500 on something, you want it to look brand née and perfect. I still love it though!