I was a little on the fence about these chairs. I was looking for a few side chairs that would work throughout my apartment as needed. I LOVE the beautiful deep green color, but wasnt sure how I'd feel about the velvet material. I was pleasantly suprised once I assembled them. They look great and are suprisingly comfortable.  For some reason the back of the chair looks shorter in real life than ehat i thought they would be based on the photos, but its not too much of a big deal. I also enjoyed the easy one-step assembly instructions: screw chair seat onto the base. I feel like I can pull these into my living room for extra seeting or use them as side chairs in the dining room, so they work for me!