Bought these after much debate (considered fabric as well,  but these are easy to clean with 2 kids)They are beautiful and were delivered promptly. We sit at our diming table every day, the chairs are comfortable and light weight. We have had ours for approx 10 months now and not disappointed. Not sure how assembly was since my husband did it when I was at work. (Pic still renovating and table is going to be stained to match the chairs)