Well, I did look at this initially because of the cat in the photo because I wanted a functional chair for my cat lol But honestly, this chair is so beautiful and soft (very well padded) and large that I ended up putting it in my home office. I wanted a 'fancy' bright white chair that was comfortable and would look nice in my home. Its very high quality and I love the light wood color of the legs, which are wood. I was able to put it together myself and after looking at lots of chairs I'm so happy with this one.  My kitty loves it too!