Upholstered Parsons Dining Chairs Set of 4, Fabric Dining Room Kitchen Side Chair with Nailhead Trim and Wood Legs – Beige – Chairs

Boy, there are a lot of positives. To begin, the chairs arrived quickly, the packaging was terrific, and there was no damage to the chairs when they arrived. The chairs seem to be nicely constructed and are very sturdy once assembled. I bought two sets of two, and the chairs all matched perfectly. I am overweight (not obese, but overweight), and these chairs are comfortable for a long visit after a meal. The seat has springs and straps for support and a foam cushion for comfort. The back is curved subtly for lumbar comfort as well. There is no way a dining chair is going to be as comfortable as a $1000 recliner or easy chair, but they are above average for a dining chair. I really wanted blue pu leather for an update to my kitchen because I am too lazy or too old to paint my lower kitchen cabinets that color. The upholstery is a nice blue color, feels nice, and cleans easily with a damp cloth. With the darker color, I can’t imagine a problem with stains. Overall, I think the chairs are very attractive, and the nailhead trim on the seat really sets them off. Each chair leg has a protective pad on the bottom, and the front 2 legs have screw-in furniture leveler glides.
Now for the assembly. There were a couple of reviews that made assembly seem very hard, but it was much easier then expected to assemble the chairs. The only tool needed is the allen wrench provided. All of the nuts and bolts required for assembly are nicely organized and notated on a shrink wrapped card, along with the allen wrench and an extra of each type bolt and nut. The instructions are very clearly written, and laid out logically. In the reviews, there are misstatements or things that are simply not true made by those complaining of issues with assembly. 9 bolts are required for each chair seat (2 for each of 4 legs and 1 for the center back), and not 5 as mistakenly reported. It is hard to convince me that a hammer or mallet were useful to anyone other than they just like to “whack” things. Bolts are made to be screwed in and not hammered in. Someone even sawed off the back legs because the chair felt too pitched forward but I suspect the chair levelers which add about 1/4 inch in height were missing or fell out from the front chair legs. (Two of ours were loose in the box.) To assemble, ifc you lay the back of the chair down flat, you can set the seat bottom frame perpendicular, as shown on the instructions, and then you can line up the bolts. If you only screw the bolts in 50% of the way as instructed, you can even lift up the seat and see where each bolt goes into the back legs, and wiggle or maneuver a little while turning until it seats. It does help if there is a second person to help hold and steady, but it’s not absolutely necessary. I have put together many different types of furniture since buying my first piece of Ikea furniture 40 years ago, and these chairs were easy to put together. I also want you to know I am am 69 years old with severe arthritis, and I am a girl!
I will say the wood is darker than pictured even though it is not an issue for me. Also, the way the upholstery is trimmed out underneath the chair bottom is not as nice as for a $300 dining room chair, and realistically, you cannot expect it to be for the price. These chairs were just what I was looking for. I am completely satisfied with this purchase and would not hesitate to recommend or buy again.
Thank you!

Easy to put together with a little bit of muscle. Looks great and they are very comfortable! Great buy!

We are very happy with these chairs; they are handsome and not very difficult to assemble. Because I own power tools it made it much easier to assemble than with the allen wench they provided. I would suggest getting an allen bit that fits and using a drill if you are doing more than two. They say it is a 1/4 inch, but that is a little too big and my 7/16 worked but was a little small. My guess is that it was a metric size. I have to say that the directions were the best I’ll ever seen and so were the parts packaging. I put together 6 in about an hour and a half. I’m surprised at the quality of these chairs for the price.

Love my new kitchen chairs! I was skeptical after reading reviews, but I’m so glad I bought them. My husband had trouble putting together one chair, but did ok. He sprayed them to help with stains as we have four grandsons under 8. So far, so good. I have had so many compliments. They really upgraded my table!!!!

These chairs are fantastic and look like chairs thrice their price. They are very comfortable and easy to assemble. I would order these again!