These chairs are sturdy, easy to put together and surprisingly comfortable. The seats are nice and large, with enough room between the "arms" of the chair that a larger person can still fit comfortably. The finish has some distressing, and is a nice dark gunmetal silver. There is a lot of variation in the colour of the wood grain on the seats, giving them almost a striped look, so be aware of that if it's something you are particular about. The rubber feet make the chairs difficult to slide back from the table when you're sitting in them, so we got some silicone covers with a felt bottom to allow the chairs to slide on our concrete floor. The only issue I had with these is that about 2 of every 4 chairs had the legs bent, some so badly that we felt they were unsafe to use. Wayfair replaced them right away with no hassle, and we eventually did get enough that we can make a full set (we needed 12). Wayfair customer service is amazing, as always!