The chairs are a little shorter than I expected.  And yes, I did read the dimensions before I purchased.  However, I was still surprised.  The gray chairs are very pretty and thus far am happy with the purchase, although they did require two people to assemble.  Note: If assembling the chairs/table indoors, be sure to measure your door width first.  We found out the hard way that the chairs wouldn’t fit through our patio door, and had to walk them out the front door, around the house, and through our back yard, to get them on the patio.