The “engineered marble” staff refer to in the q&a is nothing more than paper over mdf. It is not realistic looking in person and was disappointing when received (esp for this price point). The only positive is the size/heaviness of the mantle and surround, which seems to be constructed of a mix of real wood and mdf. If I knew the marble wasn’t some type of stone, I would have never purchased for this price point. I feel that is very misleading.