Decent chair - well made but a bit of a pain to put together. They were packaged very well and so far I have seen no damage.  The linen is a thicker weave and it is a true linen color (oatmeal).  I did not understand why it is more expensive than the arm chair but since they matched and I wanted 2 arm chairs and 6 side chairs, I went ahead with it.  It comes 2 in a box - I had ordered 6 and ended up getting 6 boxes.  These means a total of 12 chairs!!  eeek!  This would explain the pricing difference!