I chose this chair because a puffy pleather office chair felt too bulky for my small home office space. This is indeed more subtle, cute, does not take up a lot of space. But it is NOT very comfortable! I had to spend more money buying a gel cushion to pad the seat, and my back is hurting after a couple days working in it. This never happened in my plush office chair at my office. I should have just sacrificed the space for something more padded and comfortable.