I love the look of these chairs but they do ding up pretty easily as I have three younger kids and a neighborhood of kids over all the time.  However, because they have a rustic finish to them, it doesn't matter much and they sent a touch-up pen that works great to make the marks blend in.  I have also noticed that two of the 6 chairs we got the bolts keep coming loose on their own, even though we used all of the hardware that came with them and tightened them well.  Not sure what that is about.  Comfy too!