I purchased six of these chairs to replace my outdated country oak spindle chairs that match my still-nice oak pedestal dining table. First, the chairs came beautifully packaged, nothing broken or missing. And when I took the first cushion out of the box, I was relieved to see how nice the fabric and nail heads were. The chairs are unexpectedly elegant, comfortable, and the perfect height. The chair legs match the table’s honey oak finish beautifully, and the linen nail head chairs match my linen nail head couch, coordinating the two rooms nicely and giving much-needed relief to all the wood in the dining room. I worried that the chairs wouldn’t be sturdy enough, so I sat in Parsons chairs in a furniture showroom and found them to be quite serviceable. Though most reviewers' had little difficulty with assembly, I was wary about it, and even more so when I saw that the directions were simple drawings. But here's the key: Search YouTube for "assemble parsons chairs," and the first video that comes up is a 4:37 video with perfect instructions. If this girl can do it, anyone can. The first one took 45 minutes, the last two, only 15 minutes each. I am superbly happy with my purchase.
