I love the design & color of this chair that's why I gave it 4 stars. The fabric is similar to linen with taupe running through the gray it is a very good-looking chair, with that being said it is a little on the difficult side to put together, especially the seat pad which comes with wood screws that are too short to work right so I needed to go to the hardware store & spend an extra dollar for the correct size screws (suggestion, approx. 5/8" longer). The seat pad is also hard to align with the chair frame so that you don't see spaces between the pad & frame. Other than that they are well worth the price paid & look terrific in my small dinning space. Shipping was fast, ordered on a Mon. received on Thurs. arrived double boxed in perfect condition.