I bought these chairs to add to the complete set for my dining room. I recently bought a very expensive dining room table which I have in by breakfast room....it's real wood.....it's only a few months old and has many scratches in it already. I was so excited to see the finish on these chairs because not only is it artistically beautiful, I can tell that it will take a beating from my family. I think this set is going in the breakfast room and the "nice" table is going in the dining room so we can live in peace. The chairs came quickly, well packaged and were easy to assemble. I'm looking forward to receiving the remainder of the set.