We love this fireplace! It looks as good in the home as it does in the picture. We put logs underneath and it really adds a natural feel that sort of tricks the mind, just like the flames do, which are very realistic. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 star rating is because the heater fan is loud. I'm pretty sensitive and don't care for the loud fan noise. I wish there was an option to pay for a quieter fan. For now, most of the time we just use the visuals and let our home heating system do the heating. One more thing, it would also help if the holes were drilled so that a screw is ready to go in. You have to really put the screw in with a lot of force to create a hole ready for the screw. Other than that, we're really happy with the fireplace (aka, electric firebox).