This chair is very beautiful, sturdy and stylish.  The seat and back rest are perfect for long dinners or those nights you need to entertain more people than you thought.  I think the only knock on these chairs is that the the dowls that hold the back in place either break or loosen, which allows the back rest to recline a bit.  My guests think it is a luxury, but after you know how the chair is assemble I can only think that this will cause more stress on the bolts that attatch the arms to the back rest.  That being said I would buy these again in a second and hope the come out with different fabric types.