I Love love love my tv stand with electric fireplace! My Great Grandchildren loved it too as when it was first put together they would lay in front of it and watch the flame flicker. I only used the heating part of the fireplace a few time because I was fearful of it running up the electric bill or getting too hot. It was the first piece of Brand New Furniture, I've ever boughten! So I'm pretty proud of it! Very heavy nice piece of furniture! I would recommend it. A friend put it together for me and he didn't have any difficulty.