We are overall very happy with the chairs.  They are comfortable and go very well with the beach theme of the kitchen.  They took about 30 minutes each to assemble.  The distressed finish on the legs looked more "unfinished" than distressed but nothing a little sandpaper could not resolve.  There was a white wash on the wood that was splotchy on a few of the legs.  I was able to clean up the splotchy finish with some wood cleaner.  The chairs are a good value for the money.