As Bob said in his review, the chair is a darker color than shown in the pictures.  I can accept that as I've always had chairs in black leather. I received the chair within 2 days, which is great.  At the time of arrival I went back into my order and bingo!! the price had dropped. I was a bit ticked and called service and I received a credit for the difference. Very nice-- but it has to be within 7 days.As to the chair itself, the seat isn't as cushy as it looks but at this price point I knew i was not buying a Jaguar. I just did not want to spend over $250 for a better chair like my previous.  The instructions  are shown in pictures and since most chairs are similar for assembly i manged to put the chair together in about an hour. The hardest part is getting the back situated so the screw holes line up. There are videos on you tube for similar chairs and once you watch one, assembly s/b fairly easy.