I love the look of these chairs and the width and depth of the seats, although I suspect they'd be a bit deep for a shorter person. They were fairly easy to assemble, but read the instructions all the way through before starting. I'm a 63-year-old woman and had no trouble assembling these by myself, but it would be easier with help. My one caveat here is that is is hard to draw the seat down to the supports in back with the wood screws. I had to do some fiddling and having a kid stand on the back of the seat to actually make the connections. The other issue is that the edges of this chair are pretty sharp, so they definitely benefit from some padding, particularly the front edge of the seat.