We moved into a smaller cottage, 700sq feet, the only thing I really missed was having a fireplace. I had been looking at electric fireplaces for months and came across this one on Way Fair - I did more research for better pricing but I could not find it.. this is by far the best price for the black finish.  I was a bit concerned when I read the other reviews as they indicated that the assembly took 3 hours and a couple reviews mentioned parts were missing. Well I am happy to say that it took us a little under two hours to complete putting it together and there were no missing parts.  The fireplace has a remote control for heat, flame height, log brightness.  The heat that is generated is enough to heat up our living room area. The side storage areas, although are not huge they are big enough to hold DVD's and misc. items.  The stand accommodates our 55in flat screen TV easily.  I highly recommend this unit, I don't think you will be disappointed.