I got recommended by the guys I work with to buy a little electric fireplace for my new house. I can't rave enough about it. We added firewood underneath the fire part for aesthetic, too. It keeps our living room and kitchen super warm and toasty and I'm so excited to run it once it gets really cold here in Chicago. My boyfriend loves it, our dogs love it, and everyone we've had over so far has loved it. The flames look pretty realistic, which is cool. You can change the color of the flames, the temperature, turn on a light inside the fire place, and use a timer! Putting it together was a bit of a pain, however. You need to have small hands. Everything needs to be lined up exactly and we had to use a drill to get it together. I thought I'd be able to use a screw driver but that wasn't the case. Regardless, we love it! Definitely recommend!!