This fireplace is absolutely beautiful ! We bought it in the black finish with the stone effect, which makes it really pop. Putting it together was really not that hard. It probably took me about an hour with my wife's help here and there. I was really surprised at the heat that it puts out. We are using this to heat our living room and it does an excellent job. If you are contemplating getting this, don't, it is really that nice and does a good job at putting out heat.