First, I'll say that despite my two little comments to come I still really like the chairs.  They look and feel to be well made which was my main concern.  First thing I noticed is they are a little shorter than anticipated - which is my fault. I should have measured.  The other thing is the color looks a lot darker in the photo.  In person they are more like a cream/off-white color to me.  Overall, I am happy with them and keeping the chairs :)