These chairs look lovely and are very comfortable but I've had two of them break already. The first chair broke the first time I sat on it (I'm 150lbs), customer service provided a replacement chair which was great but within five months the second chair also broke. We discovered the chairs are held together using staples which just slip right out of the wood supports over time. Instead of sending the second chair back (it's a ton of work), we decided to shore it up with bolts to hold the supports in place. We'll see how long that lasts. The manufactured wood frame seemed prone to cracking so I don't expect either of my two chairs to last more than a couple of years (if that). It's sad because they really are beautiful.