LOVE this chair. Bought for nursery, and it has been exactly what I needed. The blue is a nice dark denim color, with slight variations throughout the fabric, which is nice for disguising stains on something that has inevitably been spilled and spit up on. I'm 5'4" and can sit all the way back and put my feet nicely on the floor, without needing an ottoman to rock. The back comes up about as tall as the top of my head, and the top gradually arches back, making it nice to lay my head back a bit without craning my neck. The seat is comfortably firm (Do you really want an overly cushy seat when you're going to have to try to get up with no hands while holding a sleeping baby?), and the arm rests are much more nicely padded than I expected. The rocking motion is smooth and quiet, assembly was easy, and the footprint is reasonable for a smaller room.