Needed a media stand for our cottage and love the look of a fire. This unit is a great size and throws off some decent heat to take the chill off. Reading the reviews, I was hesitant buying based on the difficult assembly feedback, so i waited a week to order. I saw brands that were much more pricey, but decided to order this one because it had everything i wanted and a great price. Unit came 2 days later (which was awesome_ Thanks Wayfair). it took about 2 hours to assemble, but we were organized and everything went smooth. so time consuming-yes, difficult assembly-no. I would highly recommend buying. I get compliments on it whenever there are visitors to our cottage.