Overal sturdy and attractive.  Good style, expensive look...from a distance.  Up close, I saw many finish defects while compleleting assembly, and one chair seat was cracked across the entire flat.  Its not worth trying to return for the price, but I was dissapointed in all the defects I saw on the chairs.  I'm taking the advise of others and getting glass cut to protect the top, dont want to see the same blemishes there.