Already had the chair of same design - didn't know this existed. So when it appeared on the daily sales at wayfair, I ordered it and my wife was happily surprised. Took a bit of wrestling to get it assembled, and the instructions didn't have some details that might have been nice, but now it's together and sits across from the chair on our front deck. Aluminum is lighter than the equivalent wrought-iron, but not so light that it blows away or turns over. If you think folding lawn chairs, this isn't that - very strong and stable.