I am SO pleasantly surprised by these chairs. We are building a new home and I started out with just 2 chairs just in case I did not like the chairs and how they would look on our gray hardwood... and while I have not physically seen them on the gray hardwood (house still under construction), when my husband put them together I instantly fell in love and knew that I would be ordering more for the dining room. (These will go with the kitchen table) My husband did complain about the instructions and the holes not aligning, but seeing the finished product he said it was well worth it.