Chairs seem sturdy and of high quality. Assembly was not awful, but definitely not the simplest items I've put together either. Very true to image, but the chair back has tool marks on the top and bottom. In some cases they were bad enough to look like damage as its the only place on the chair that has such marks. however, vendor accommodated me quickly with 'undamaged' replacement parts. I think we will love the chairs in the long run!