I ordered the darker color so I can’t speak to the painting of the white one, but I am thrilled with my fireplace. I wanted one that would look like an authentic fireplace so I opted for a larger one and this is perfect from the overall size to the firebox to the larger mantel. Anyone coming into the room will be surprised to learn that it’s not “real”.￼
Took my son-In-law about 2 hours to install with no issues.