The chairs are sturdy and relatively easy to put together... I have no complaint about them from that perspective. My main issue is this blemish on the top back of the chair (pictured). Its not shown in the product images, looks completely unnatural (all are in the same location) and is red, rather than the wood tone I would have expected. I would have picked a different chair if this blemish was shown in the images. Its clearly intentional and not a defect since I noticed the white chair DOES have a product image with the same marking. The black version does not.