Chairs are sturdy and have held up to heavy everyday use for close to a year. No issues with cracking/or the seat unraveling. They wipe down easily. I took a star away because a few of my chairs had a small amount of mold on the underside of the seat (a few hits with a bleach wipe took care of it). Also the quality of the paint is not the greatest (its supposed to be aged but the aging is just so-so). The color is definitely a cream so if you are looking for white or off white you will be dissapointed. The seat itself matches very well with my chesnut table. I included a picture with a white napkin for color comparison.