We bought 4 of these seats for the counter in our sunroom and they LOOK terrific there.  Assembly was not exactly a snap and took about 4 hours for 4 chairs.  We broke one of the legs as we were putting one chair together because it was much tighter than the others.  The wood seems dry and snapped too quickly with little pressure.  Not wanting to return them, we used super glue and it seems to be holding out just great.  The rush seats are ROUGH and since we have kids who wear short shorts or bathing suits to sit on them, we notice that more than ever.  They look great though and I love the color and "natural" feel of them.