I bought these for my granddaughter, who just got her first apartment and had no idea yet what the rest of her furniture would be.   I did know that the apartment she intended to get had dark wood, and that she prefers dark wood, as do I.  I tend more towards all upholstered dining chairs, but I like the way these are made and thought they would go with quite a lot.  I checked out the product details, to see if they were solid wood and what the weight capacity is, because I find those things to be important.  My daughter and my granddaughter both like them, so it seems I made a pretty good decision.