I chose this chair to go with my new small desk because of the spindle legs in front, the white color, and the curved design on the back (as opposed to straight slats).  I am not happy with the painted finish. The color is way off-white, a rather unattractive dirty cream color.  The finish is meant to be distressed, but I find it too extremely distressed, not subtle at all. I will have to paint the wood solid white to go with the desk, which is a lot of work I didn't really want to have to do.  Other than that, the chair is a good size and the upholstered seat is comfortable.  The fabric on the seat is a very boring beige color, which I knew when I purchased the chair, so I plan to put my own choice of fabric over it. When I paint the wood and add a pretty fabric, I expect I will like the chair well enough.