Love these chairs! I got 2 white and 2 blue. The blue are definitely not a blue wash, more painted, so not sure how Im supposed to treat them like it says in the instructions, but maybe generic instructions. The white ones are more of a wash colour. They are very comfortable and look great. There is a split in the wood on the support for one of the arm rests of a blue chair which is why I rated them 4 star.