These chairs are beautiful in color and construction. The reason I'm giving 4 instead of 5 stars is because I'm not confident these will stand the test of time. In spite of following the directions, one chair is still slightly wobbly, and like other reviews have noted, I ended up having to whittle some of the dowels down myself in order to make them fit - no simple feat with limited tools and handiness. The matching table is lovely too (and better construction in my opinion)! I bought both.