We purchased these chairs to replace some wooden dining chairs we had but decided to keep our same dining table.  So far, it's been one of my best ideas yet!  I purchased a little decorative pad to place on the chairs just in case there was any snagging or anything.  I have to say the chairs are very comfortable with or without the pad.  We haven't actually used them a whole lot yet, but so far they seem very durable.  There's no unraveling or anything like that.  They seem very sturdy so far as well.