The chairs are great. Love them except for one small thing. My sister used to send me birthday cards full of confetti that would get everywhere when I opened the envelope. That's pretty much what its like opening the box these chairs came in. All the parts and packaging--especially the metal bases for each chair--were covered in what looked like sand and it gets everywhere. Eventually I ended up holding each piece over the bathtub and shaking it for a few minutes to get all the sand out from inside all the parts. It was a total mess. But the chairs look great and I couldn't be happier. Just don't put these together the day after your maid comes.