Quick Answer: Southern Enterprises’ best overall pick is the Merrimack Corner-Convertible ($827.95 sale, $1,019.99 list, per eFireplaceStore’s current listing) — a faux stone mantel that assembles into either a true corner angle or a flat-wall placement. Budget shoppers should look at the Sharielle 48” Touch Panel Corner ($602.52, Home Depot), and anyone who wants built-in shelving gets the Gallatin Touch Screen with Bookcases ($804.99, confirmed direct from seifurniture.com). For a full stacked-stone focal wall, the Canyon Heights 60” ($814.99, direct from seifurniture.com) is the premium faux-stone pick. All four run the same 1,500W/400 sq ft heating element — the differences are cabinet style and control, not heat.
Southern Enterprises shows up scattered across this site under two different names — as “Southern Enterprises” in our corner, bookshelf, and white finish guides, and as “SEI Furniture” in the same bookshelf guide and our faux stone guide — without ever flagging that it’s one company. Here’s the brand’s current lineup side by side, plus the naming split explained.
Southern Enterprises lineup compared
| Model | Best for | Style | Heat | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Corner-Convertible | Best overall | Faux stone, corner or flat-wall | 1,500W, 400 sq ft | $827.95–$1,019.99 | ★★★★★ |
| Sharielle 48" Touch Panel | Best budget corner | Black or ivory, corner-only | 1,500W, 400 sq ft | $602.52 | ★★★★☆ |
| Gallatin Touch Screen w/ Bookcases | Best storage + touch screen | Faux stone, low-profile, bookcases | 1,500W, 400 sq ft | $804.99 | ★★★★☆ |
| Canyon Heights 60" | Best full faux-stone wall | Faux stacked stone, crown molding | 1,500W, 400 sq ft | $814.99 | ★★★★★ |
1. Merrimack Corner-Convertible — Best Overall
Southern Enterprises Merrimack Faux Stone Convertible Electric Corner Fireplace
- $827.95 sale / $1,019.99 list, confirmed via eFireplaceStore's current listing (also sold direct at seifurniture.com and on Amazon) — the only pick in this guide that isn't locked into one exact layout.
- Assembles into either a true two-wall corner angle or a flat single-wall placement, useful if a room's furniture layout might change later.
- Also sold in a touch-screen variant (model FR9638) at the same core spec, for buyers who want the mantel top to double as the control surface.
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2. Sharielle 48” Touch Panel Corner — Best Budget
Southern Enterprises Sharielle 48" Touch Panel Electric Corner Fireplace
- $602.52, confirmed direct from Home Depot's current listing — the cheapest way into this brand's touch-panel control.
- Built corner-only, unlike the convertible Merrimack — won't sit flush against a single flat wall if the room layout changes later.
- Touch-panel top controls flame brightness, log/ember color, and heat without hunting for a remote, though a remote is included too.
For a corner installation on a tight budget, this is the Southern Enterprises pick that gets touch controls without paying Merrimack pricing.
3. Gallatin Touch Screen with Bookcases — Best Storage
SEI Furniture Gallatin Touch Screen Electric Fireplace with Bookcases
- $804.99, confirmed direct from seifurniture.com's current product page (black finish; other listings for this model have shown closer to $818, so it's worth comparing retailers before buying).
- Satin black finish with black river faux-stone accents and built-in bookcase shelving flanking the firebox — a distinct look from the plain wood-cabinet bookshelf picks already in our bookshelf guide.
- Low-profile 32" height is designed to sit beneath a wall-mounted TV, unlike the taller corner mantels above.
If storage and a low-profile TV-adjacent fit matter more than corner styling, the Gallatin is the pick — same heater, genuinely different furniture.
4. Canyon Heights 60” — Best Full Faux-Stone Wall
SEI Furniture Canyon Heights Faux Stone Electric Fireplace
- $814.99, confirmed direct from seifurniture.com's current product page — a 33" firebox set into a full faux stacked-stone surround with crown molding detail.
- Freestanding — no wall-mounting or recessed framing required, unlike the linear picks scattered across this site's wall-mount coverage.
- Also compared against non-Southern-Enterprises stone-look picks in our best faux stone electric fireplace guide, where it's already the premium entry.
For a room where the fireplace itself is meant to be the feature wall, the Canyon Heights delivers the most stone-mantel presence in this brand’s lineup.
Same company, two names
Southern Enterprises, Inc. has sold home furnishings since 1976, and its electric fireplace catalog — over 150 SKUs on seifurniture.com alone — is one of the largest single-manufacturer lineups this site covers. The catch is that the brand name a shopper sees depends entirely on where they’re shopping: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, and Ashley Furniture all list these products under “Southern Enterprises,” while the company’s own direct site brands the identical catalog as “SEI Furniture.” This site’s own prior coverage fell into that exact split without ever explaining it — the Sharielle, Jackson, and Brook Manor picks in our corner, bookshelf, and white-finish guides all carry the “Southern Enterprises” name because that’s how Home Depot lists them, while the Merrimack, Tennyson, Gallatin, and Canyon Heights picks in the same guides carry “SEI Furniture” because that’s how the manufacturer’s own site and some other retailers list them. A shopper comparing prices across two tabs could easily conclude they’re looking at two competing brands instead of two names for the same company’s product.
The bottom line
For most rooms, the Merrimack Corner-Convertible is the safest buy — it’s the only pick here that isn’t locked into one exact layout if the room changes. Choose the Sharielle for the lowest price on touch-panel corner styling, the Gallatin if built-in bookcase storage matters more than corner placement, or the Canyon Heights for the fullest stacked-stone focal wall. Whichever name is on the box — Southern Enterprises or SEI Furniture — the heating element underneath is the same 1,500W/400 sq ft unit used across the whole catalog; see our 1,000 sq ft claim breakdown for how that compares to brands that print a bigger number on the same hardware.