UPS delivered the chairs in boxes to our driveway, so my wife and I schlepped them into the house and began the very simple assembly. We unpacked the chairs, screwed in the pre-dinged legs, tucked in the back of the chair behind the bottom cushion, and were done. The chairs look nice from a distance, but when sitting in them you notice the inconsistent stitching around the arms and bottom seat cushion, which is not removable. The pre-dinged legs will make vacuuming easier with no worries about banging them up. A magic marker will hide most of the pre-existing lighter color damage to the wood. I'm a little concerned about the backs of the chairs not being bolted or screwed to the chair frames themselves. I foresee the back becoming loose as the bottom, non removable seat cushion, softens.