I like the look of the chairs.  I bought them to replace my dining room chairs ( I keep four out and two folded).  They are a little hard to open, but not impossible.  Unfortunately, I don't like how the folding mechanism is attached.  It popped out when someone turned on the chair (I was lucky she didn't fall on the floor) and although you can pop it back in, there is no way to secure it so it doesn't keep popping out.  Had to throw the chair out.