The chair came assembled, yay! However, I was looking for a chrome chair. It was difficult to see from the photo so I called a rep. I asked specifically, is it shiny? Yes, she said. It is shiny but that's the finish not the actual metal which is dull gray.  I already have 4 chrome chairs and wanted two more. They don't match. We're keeping them bc we need something if we have a lot of people over and I cannot find chrome ANYWHERE.