Side by Side Comparison of: Pleasant Hearth

Absolutely love this piece. The "merlot" color matches beautifully with other black furniture. The 35h x 48w x 16d (at the center curve) is very sturdy and extremely well made with even the back panel screwed in instead of nailed.Assembly took me about an hour and a half and you need to be careful not to lose any of the hardware as there are no "extras". Ignore the instructions to put the back panel on before the doors as it's much easier to attach the doors through the back. The tempered glass doors are smoke colored.There is a hole in the shelf itself to run the wires through so they can be completely invisible. I just taped some black construction paper over the precut access holes on the back panel for a total blackout effect in the shelf.Shipping was much faster than they estimated and I received both boxes in perfect condition. No damage at all.My only complaint is with the firebox itself. Although I love the size and curved front which complements the curved design of the unit, the flame effect leaves a lot to be desired In terms of "looking real" and the fan is quite loud.Bottom line - it's a great unit and I'd absolutely buy it again.

To start with I did a lot of research and comparing elec fireplaces on Amazon before finally deciding on this one. I put ratings and price aside because I really liked the front curvature and large 24" firebox, a must for me. Our handyman, who put it together in just under 2 hrs, my husband and I were highly impressed at what a beautiful piece of furniture it is. The smoked glass doors add an elegant classy touch. When I turned the fire on by the remote we were all blown away at how real the flames and burning logs look! The pictures here don't do the firebox justice at all, not even in the video, it's stunningly beautiful! We just LOVE this fireplace and have the fire "burning" every night with the lights off while watching our 42" flat screen TV that sits on top. We haven't needed to turn the heat on yet where we live in Fla but it works fine and can heat up to a 400 sq. ft area which includes our living room, dining room and kitchen. I can't praise this gorgeous fireplace highly enough. I'd give it 10 stars if I could!

Well, This television stand was a great find. What started out as browsing for a new TV stand to replace the one in our living room, became a complete first floor transformation in our home to accommodate this beautiful piece of furniture. For years I had been admiring the electric fire hearths I would see in the local home improvement stores, but felt it was an extra I didn't need. So to find this integrated into a television stand was magical. I can't wait for the holiday season so I can hang the family stockings on the front of the mantle, and place my tree next to it for a pleasant holiday scene. The forced heat option is quick and warm, and will keep the front room comfortable during the colder months. Also can run the fire without any heat for those warmer evenings. I also would like to note that when the package was first delivered there were some pieces that had been damaged, more likely due to the many steps leading to my front door, but when I called GHP they sent me replacements for no additional shipping or any costs, all I needed to provide was an e-mail of my order from Amazon with the order date, easy as pie (copy and paste). Also would like to mention the price of $350.00 (Approximately) was quite enticing as I saw other electric hearths on Amazon for a lot more money.

Enjoying my lovely media fireplace! Of course, I will enjoy it even more when it's not 90 degrees outside. Put it together myself, 55 year old female. Took all day, but I'd work on it off and on. Had fun putting it together. I love fireplaces and this is the perfect touch for my little apartment.

If you are hesitant about ordering this, put it aside. This is a GREAT purchase and looks as good as the picture depicts. Fan is quiet, can't even hear it when TV is on. Flame is very realistic. Came packed extremely well and easy to assemble. I have a 50" Samsung sitting on the mantle and it looks great! Great price right now - I gave a little more. Well worth the price.

this little fireplace and mantel work great! We've had it now for about a month and it really does a great job of warming up our living room and we couldn't ask for a better electric fireplace. It was easy to put together the fan is quiet and it puts out a lot of heat. We would recommend this to anyone!

We couldn't be happier with your product. It is a good size and has an tasteful, lifelike appearance. The heater is perfect for cool days on our lanai.

This is awesome!!!!!!!! looks so real and really gives off great heat. I have a small living room and it really heats it nice....I highly recommend it to anyone!

very well packaged for shipping safety. screw in the wheels and plug it in and you are in business.its kinda small but for the money it goes nice in my apt.thank you

This fireplace is a great value for the price. It puts out a fair amount of heat, and although the flame doesn't look real, it gives my sitting room a lovely ambiance. I use it constantly when it's chilly outside.

This just arrived and we already have begun using it. Cautiously, we opened the box, I have expected damage just like the other reviews, but there was none. The unit has heated up our living room in no time and the "fire" looks good too.I'm very pleased with this so far.

I was skeptical at first but this unit has the most realistic flames and smoldering wood. It compliments my living room very well and puts out great heat. I would not use it around small children as the heating element gets very very hot and is exposed.

I've assembled a number of kits (both electronic and furniture) over the years, and I was duly impressed by this one.First off, the cabinet is packaged with at least 1/2" of Styrofoam on all sides. It's heavy enough that one edge of the carton had been dented in transit, but the Styrofoam absorbed the damage and the panels within were intact.I was impressed by both the fastening method and the accuracy of the pre-drilled holes in the various components. The parts were well organized, the instructions were adequate, and I completed the assembly with one excess screw and no shortages.I had only one problem, which I hope will be fixed in future revisions of the kit. Panel C, which is the bottom of the component shelf above the fireplace insert, has a pair of stapled-on tabs at the rear, to which the lower rear panels attach. One had been bent off during packaging, and the other was misaligned; I was forced to reinstall both of them using my own materials.With that exception, I am well pleased with this product.

Over all I love he way it looks and how convenient is for my home, since is perfect fit for the space I had. 4 stars becouse putting it together I got a sense that the item is unstable and cheaply made. I had to have a lot of patience and be really careful at the time of bolting parts together becouse pressed wood doesn't do so well with bolts and tend to not tighten. But at the end when all parts are on feels strong and good looking in my opinion.

Beautiful and functional! We got this product in December and have had it for 4 months now. We have been very pleased with it. The fire comes with three different brightness settings. The heater works really well and can be adjusted from 68 degrees up to 88 degrees going up 2 degrees at a time. Upon arrival of the fireplace we were a little disappointed to find a couple of pieces chipped and one piece that didn't fit in as snugly as we would have liked. That is why we give it a 4 star. Other than that it is very beautiful and is a great addition to our room!

I bought this Hearth because I liked its styling, price and of course the fireplace.First - There are a lot of pieces (some will probably arrive broken because it is shipped from China) I kinda expected this and had glue and a few clamps available. Also I had a black and brown sharpie to cover some of the scrapes. It wasn't horrible but I did end up with one piece in the front completely broken and a few more that needed regluing and a bit of finish nailing. I took me about two.5 hours to assemble it. I do hate that Chinese Styrofoam, it seems to get everywhere.Second - Make sure you have a cordless screwdriver or this will take forever to put together. The instructions were helpful.Third - the fireplace looks pretty good. Yeah, it's probably a tiny bit on the tacky side but I like it. Plus it has three separate adjustments on flame brightness.I have had it in my condo for a month or two and I really like it, it's sturdy, fashionable and the heater works pretty well too,Would I buy it again - absolutely!

The fireplace is very pretty.I was surprised that I was unable to contact the seller to let them know that the frame was attached incorrectly. There is a metal three sided frame bordering the front of the heater that has screw holes on the left and right sides where the heater is supposed to be secured from the front. I could not slide the heater in through the front because the frame on my heater was attached on the back so I had to slide the heater in through the back and leave it unsecured. Fortunately, the heater is heavy so I don't expect it to slide out. For anyone wanting to order this item you are in luck. Statistically speaking someone will get a defective item and in this case that person was me.The storage area is great. The top area is large enough to hold everything from my VHS player to my PS3 and the side compartments hold my game books, instruction manual, and device accessories.Putting the fireplace together took a bit of effort and I would recommend investing in or borrowing an electric screw driver. Overall I am very happy with the product. Here's hoping that it still works when I need it this winter.

It took a little over 3.5 hours to put together. I highly suggest the door hinges should come pre-installed that took the longest. The unit warms my living room very quickly. Not giving it 5 stars because of the door hinges.

Received promptly. Very pleased. Thanks

nice

Great little fireplace. It comes with a wall mounting so you don't have to worry about it accidentally falling over while the heater is running. There were a few places where the wood finish wasn't perfect and there was a small hole on the back paneling near one of the screws, but nothing too bad.

Pretty nice but small

I loved it. It wish I it was a bit quieter but over all was pleased with it

Great stove cozy atmosphere, works as advertised. Would like to be able to turn off flame by choice. Otherwise its perfect.. but thats what they said it would do so I can not complain.

We love the fireplace, but it is a little loud. Wish it was quoted, if you have a headache it may bother you. Beautiful otherwise. A little bit of a headache to put the cabinet together.

Came with a scratch on the bottom in front of where the fireplace is. Beautiful otherwise.

While it is a beautiful piece, when we received the package there were 2 broken pieces. There were also multiple dings along other pieces and parts of the brown finishing chipping off. Besides this, which was disheartening, it was easy to put together and the brackets provided make the piece very sturdy.

This is very difficult to assemble and when we were almost done we found one front corner of the top was chipped & didn't want to take it apart to return. It does the job of holding the TV and holding an electric fireplace. The color is way too dark.

I like the fireplace, however the cabinet arrived damaged in multiple spots on the wood. It also had some broken pieces that my husband had to fix. I was very disappointed when it arrived and not sure how to get some money off or a new cabinet.

My tv stand came days after my fireplace when it came it was damaged I assume from shipping I thought it was real wood but it's not problems putting it together because they messed up places the screw holes should've been but it is beautiful and I love how it looks very realistic heats up we'll and it's quit!

This firepace is beautiful. You have to sit fairly close to feel the heat.

Loved it at first but after a short time of using it there seems to be something wrong with the heating sensor. Cuts off often and it takes awhile for it to turn on. The next day ill use it and the heating sensor works great and doesnt shut off. Not sure what the issue is or how to fix it

It's very pretty but does not heat a large area.

very small, I wish I would have ordered a bigger unit.

was disappointed someone in QUALITY CONTROL was not doing their job received article with a chip out of back side and also on the side ....No damage to box so it had to come from factory..

There was damage on the lower right hand side.Had to have been packaged that way because therewere no signs of the piece of wood that was missingOtherwise ok.

Great buy if your looking for a beautiful electric fireplace. Beautiful appearance, lifelike fire in the firebox which appears to be brick lined. But if your looking for heat also, keep looking. We live in central Florida near the coast, and this can't keep a Mackle house warm. Mackle homes are iconic to Florida, far too easy to cool or heat. The thermostat on this fireplace has to be run to the top in a house with temps in the mid '60s. It won't stay on, will not come back on. We have a much smaller electric fireplace in our Florida room that heats the house. Though its appearance is so very nice, had we known the heating issues we would not have purchased this model.

We are just now unpacking ours and have already found several damaged pieces. Not happy!

RECEIVED MY MEDIA FIREPLACE TODAY. LOVE THE INSERT BUT I HAVE FOUR BROKEN PIECES. MEDIA CENTER SHELF COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF AND MANTLE TOP WITH LEFT AND RIGHT TRIM BROKEN. THE CABINET WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE BUT THIS IS HORRIBLE. HOPE I CAN GET SOMETHING REPLACED WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND DELAYS. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WAS DONE.

Came with a missing piece.

I am so extremely disappointed in this product. I should have known better than to order something this expensive and important to the decor in my sunroom! I shopped for a long time..looking online at many sites before deciding on this one. Let me say this: the item itself is very attractive and definitely meets the needs. However, the COLOR stated in the description is 'BROWN'..which is what I was looking for. THIS IS NOT BROWN..IT IS CHERRY OR MERLOT OR ANY OTHER COLOR ONE CAN THINK OF THAT IS EXTREMELY DARK! IF I had wanted something this dark I would have ordered the BLACK! I am so disappointed and disgusted! To think I looked at so many only to purchase this from trusted Amazon and end up being 'stuck' with an item I absolutely hate! Amazon..you let me down!!

missing the door handle,the shelf holder and several screw.....disappointed

The heater works well, however I am disappointed with the cabinet. The first one arrived damaged, and the replacement arrived damaged in the same spot. It appears as though it was "touched up" before it shipped. For the price, you would expect it to arrive without damage.

It had a chip in the front right corner when I took it out of the package. It was very tightly boxed, so I think I got a used one. The heater already quit also. I would have returned it, but it is more trouble to pack it back up than keeping it as is. Besides, the fireplace itself works. I'm ok with that.

I expected this to put out more heat. It may be my misunderstanding but it just did not fulfill my need.

Product arrived damaged, with one of the top corners smashed in. Disappointing!

First one arrived damaged, returned it and the second one was smaller and cheaper. Last time I order foe inure form amazon

Does not put out heat like I thought it would. This is the only thing I bought from amazone that I was not pleased with. Was supposed to be new I have my doubts about it but I kept it .

Not very happy!!! After only a few days the flames in the insert are freezing up. Looks unreal and crappy!

We kept this solely because it would be a royal pain in the rear to return, as it would need to be disassembled and it comes as two boxes nearly a hundred pounds and forty pounds. It does heat, but the thermostat does not work. Once it kicks off, it does not kick back on unless you turn it off and back on. If you set it for 74°, it wilk not ever kick back on of its own volition, even when the room gets down to 62°! Also, one piece, a very prominent piece arrived busted. There was no damage to the box, so it was packed broken. DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT APPEARANCE OR FUNCTIONALITY!!!

We received our item completely damage. Several pieces where broken and badly scratched. I have to returned the whole thing which is going to be difficult since the boxes are so big. Really disappointed

It is garbage!! Several pieces arrived damaged. I even requested a replacement and the second one was even more damaged than the first one. Don't waste your time!!

DELIVERY WAS DELAYED AND ONE OF THE SHELVES FOR THE FIREPLACE CAME IN BROKEN NOT HAPPY AT ALL WISH I COULD POST PICS

My fireplace never came with the insert.

we were unhappy with the product. When it arrived the remote did not work. The company sent us another one, only to find out it was not the remote but the on off switch that was broken. The company is suppose to replace the unit.

Item was damaged in several places. Scratched and on/off button doesn't work! Super disappointing considering I was so excited to receive this!!!

Just bought this for a summer place that is cold at night. Brought it up in our trunk for final visit of the season. Flames work but no heat. Button doesn't work on heat nor does remote. Now we have to drag it back home and return it. Not happy. Also metal bar is cracked under flame.

Piece of craps. I've only had it for 3 months and it stopped working! 😠

I wish I could give this zero stars. When I began to open the box, I heard some rattling. As I was pulling out the Styrofoam, three screws fell out, one by one. Not a good sign! When I finally got the fireplace out of the box I saw what the rattling noise was. One of the logs was completely broken off from the other logs and lying in a corner of the fireplace. I hoped this item would have arrived pristine, because it's very heavy and the box was enormous. The box itself was approximately the size of full size fireplace. So now I've got to repack this monstrosity to send it back. I decided not to reorder, because I won't go through the packing and returning crap again. The only positive experience I had was the customer service rep. She was professional, kind and really tried to find solutions to simply the process.

I never complain but the flames do not work, after 2 uses. I'm shocked. Heater element works, yet no flames.Pretty peeved.