SEI Furniture Tennyson Electric Fireplace Bookcases

Stephanie B.Stephanie B.: The media could not be loaded.  I absolutely love this fireplace. I live in a small apartment and I wanted a fireplace for so long. I’m so glad I bought this one. It is beautiful and it completely changed the feel and ambience of my living room. I now love sitting in my living room with the lights off and the fire going.

I purchased an MP3 player for cheap on Amazon and hooked it up to a Bluetooth speaker I already owned and never used and put the speaker behind the fireplace. I used a free sound effects website to create an 8 hour long “fireplace crackling” track so now it sounds like a real fire as well.

A few downsides: the wood is VERY easily scratched. I scratched the heck out of the top of it just putting it together. Very soft wood, I am not happy about the huge gash on the top of my brand new fireplace mantle. Also, a lot of the little screw pieces...

United States on Oct 26, 2022

Aspen DouglasAspen Douglas: Item came in three separate boxes, one for the mantle, one for the fireplace/heater, and one for the book shelves. Instructions were easy to follow, took me about four hours to put everything together by myself, except for the parts that required a second person for lifting. Base of mantle had a small imperfection in the finish, but this was covered up once assembly was complete, so no big deal.

Pros: looks great!! Comes with a remote, easy assembly (one screwdriver and your done), works great in any space, and made of pretty sturdy materials.

Cons: slight manufacturing damage (covered once assembled) three separate pieces once assembled (1 mantle, 2 bookshelves).

The only major con I had with this item is that it is three separate pieces once assembled. (This may not be a con for you.) Which causes gaps between the sides of the mantle and the bookshelves.

Overall, I gave this item 5 stars because it looks great for our space, and really hit all the check marks we had for what we wanted in an electric fireplace/mantle.

United States on Sep 08, 2018

SGR: It arrived in excellent condition and I'm actually surprised by the quality for the price. The fireplace looks like real flames and all of the shelving seems very sturdy. Assembling the fireplace shelf was the most difficult part but the instructions were fairly easy to understand. The only issue I had was that it said to use part 12 and yet it really meant part 2. Fortunately, this was near the end and the picture clearly showed they meant part 2 and not 12. The only other issue I had was that near the end the step to put in the square fireplace bracket can be very difficult. This is due to the fact that there is limited space to work with... you need a short screwdriver and even then it can be difficult to get the screws to set properly into the wood due to the limited space. As such, I highly suggest marking the holes on the square piece at the end (you'll know what I mean when you get to this step). You can then pre-tap the holes using a automatic screwdriver so that when you go to do this step it'll be MUCH easier to get the screws tightened. Overall, it took me about ~3 hours to complete the fireplace shelf. It would have been less if I hadn't thought I did...

United States on Dec 01, 2017