Just put them together today and love them so far! Definitely more of a linen color than off white. 2 of the chairs arrived with minor and not visible damage. (The lining on the underside of 2 chairs was torn and 1 requires us to gorilla glue a chunk of wood on the underside of the chair back on). I love how they go with my rustic table from world market. Seats are firm for sure. They seem like they will hold up though. I included a pic with a white card to try to show true color.