I have wanted a fireplace my entire life but could never justify the cost. A few years ago I got one of the tiny, fireplace looking space heaters, on sale for less than thirty bucks. It broke within a couple of months, but that short taste of getting to look at the dancing, faux-flames only strengthened my need for one of these.After a years long, continuous battle between the responsible, frugal-adult side of me and the fireplace-loving, inner child, I finally gave in and decided to find myself a fireplace when we remodeled our room in our newly bought first home. This fireplace happened to be the most affordable, cream colored option with good reviews.I don’t spend money on myself, if I do it’s at a clearance rack, 😂 so I thought I may regret this purchase.Well, I don’t!This fireplace looks so elegant! The cream color is just what I was looking for to tie in warm and cool white tones in our room decor. Great size, not too giant, like some of the options I saw in stores would have been. Best of all, it’s so relaxing and calming after a long day.My husband AND son, who never once expressed interest in a fireplace BOTH fell in love. My son is even asking for one for his room! Ha! But the kicker? THE CAT EVEN LOVES IT! He is constantly laying on top and falling asleep or sitting in front and watching the flames. Never expected that one!It is packaged in two boxes, one containing the actual heater unit and the other the wood pieces that make up the mantel. Assembly was easy for me to do alone while my husband was at work, took me about an hour or so, with a break to make some pancakes. 😉Also wanted to add: I expected the heater would not be very good or useful at all really, but it’s actually really, really nice and heated our very large living room with high ceilings easily when I tested it there after assembling! Great for me, the iron deficient dork, who is constantly freezing! 😂This fireplace has a lot of cool settings/options too, including:1. 🔥 Flames- 5 settings of flame brightness. From a low-key, barely lit goodness to an amazing, roaring fire.2. 🌲 Logs- 5 settings for log brightness to include a low, smoldering-ember type look up to as bright as the flames3. 🥵 Heat- Has a thermostat, for the built in heater. Can be set to kick on at a certain temperature and keep your room the temperature you enjoy.4. 🕐 Timer- Set your fireplace to kick off after as low as 30 minutes or up to as long as 9 hours.5. 💡 Backlight- Optional lighting for the brick background behind the logs can be toggled on or off. I personally prefer off, think it looks more realistic that way.Included a video of our cat napping on it when we first brought it in, which also shows the flames, -thought that might be helpful- and a picture of how we decorated it later on. It’s currently holding a tv at the moment with no problem! So it’s a sturdy little piece!Overall we could not be more pleased with this purchase and don’t regret it one bit! I’ll update this review later on if we have any issues but so far so good after using it daily for a couple of months now!I paid for this product with my own money, did not receive a discount or any compensation for review, or anything like that. (I wish I got a discount 😂 I love my money and don’t enjoy parting with it.) This review is not “sponsored”, just wanted to share a thorough review for those who are like I was, repeatedly coming back to this listing for months, questioning if they should or shouldn’t. In my opinion, DO IT!