These chairs were fairly easy to put together. The first step had me questioning whether the holes were lined up properly but I just had to slant the back of the chair a little bit and the screws went in perfectly. They’re pretty comfortable sitting through a meal but if you’re planning to use them for something else I’d buy a seat cushion. I took 2 stars off because the color of the wood is not only lighter than what was pictured, but on my chairs the legs are darker than the arm rests. This is the trouble with shopping online. We get what we get. I would still recommend them. They do look nice to the average person who isn’t knit-picking over their purchase. Ha!