Decent faux leather, a little dull in color.  The top stitching is done well and makes the chairs look nice. I purchase the gray color.  I wish I had chosen another color, now that my room is finished.  A  screw in one of the chairs could not be used because the threads were off.  I was concerned that the chair may be unstable, and I didn't want to bother with returning.  But the chair seems as solid as the others, fingers crossed!  I may pick up screws at the hardware store to fix it.