I've spent months looking for the perfect chair--I needed stylish and roomy, unfortunately everything that caught my eye was $800+. Then I found this chair for a fraction of the cost and it's perfect. I love the velvet, I love the color. It's cozy for my 5'2" self but also big enough that my 300 pound guests feel comfortable. Every one fights to sit in the chair, from my guests to my pets. If you have pets velvet is not the most pet friendly material as it collects pet hair like crazy, but as long as you're willing to regularly clean you can keep it neat. I bought in the staks dark grey, it is NOT as pictured! The picture shows it barely a shade above the light grey, but it's really this dark beautiful charcoal color. I love the chairs so much I want to buy more even though I don't need any more. Perfect chair-they just need to change the picture of the dark grey and they need to get them back in stock so everyone can enjoy.