These chairs are a good value for the price (when on sale).  Hands down, the best attribute is the sleek, modernistic design. The fabric is darker than pictured - it's more like a brown grey - but I like it and it doesn't look cheap.  I wanted it to be as light as in the photos, but oh well.  The wood appears to be solid (hard to tell, but another reviewer said the wood was actually MDF).  One of the pegs on the seat back arrived broken off, so I'm not sure how steady the chair back will be in the future, but I didn't want to go through the hassle of returning the item.  Even if it IS solid wood, it's soft wood, as one of the arms is chipped already.  From what, I don't know.  I only sat in it once!  Other major negative is that the assembly is rather complex and tedious.  You had better be good with following instructions, using your hands and tools.