I am in love with my new fireplace. We got it in black. It makes our living room so much homey-er. It took about 2.5 hours to put together by myself. I had read a few reviews that said it looked cheap, but I don’t think it does at all. I mean granted, it’s not solid mahogany but it doesn’t look cheap by my standards at least. The fire is very realistic, and it has nice curves as well as straight lines that make up the overall form which I think gives a simple yet classy vibe.