The wood back is maybe a little darker in person, but otherwise, exactly as pictured. You can definitely feel the quality in the weight of these chairs  how the seat is upholstered. I would rate the difficulty of building them (from super easy to annoyingly hard) a 6 out of 10. It was a little tricky to attach the back part of the chair to the seat, especially with how heavy each part is. I only had a problem with one of the chairs in the set where the last hole of the back part didn’t exactly match up with the last hole in the seat. It took some maneuvering, but there was just enough space to get the last screw through. Glad I was able to figure it out, but definitely a bit frustrating. Overall, I would 100 recommend these chairs! I think they would fit with a lot of decor styles which is nice for me because I haven’t really decided yet lol