The chair arrived as scheduled and well-packaged. No missing or damaged pieces. Slate gray color as pictured, a nice neutral shade. Straightforward to assemble alone, but a little tricky. Sturdy. One recommendation, start all screws, but don’t fully tighten them until fully-assembled. This will give you some “wiggle room” when lining-up or attaching, especially the seat and back slats (which are NOT all held in place by screws three are sandwiched between the two side pieces.) I also “predrilled” the holes by starting the screws so the plastic holes were threaded as the instructions suggested, then backed the screws out BEFORE trying to assemble.