VERY firm seat and back to sit on. Looks nice but quality is not the best. The end of one arm looked a little worn when brand new, and there were many loose threads we had to trim. Assembly was a pain because the holes are not well positioned -- you have to keep all bolt VERY loose, then you feel like you're forcing it into a bad position when you're tightening them. Also Left and Right parts were mis-labelled, very frustrating! Giving it 4* because it still looks nice, and $470 is reasonably cheap so it could be worse, but could be better!