Beautiful chairs, easy to stain or paint and easy to put together. I have 6 of the dining chairs and 3 of the bar stools. Love them!

Beautiful chairs! Easy to assemble

I was pleased with the chairs, however, there are 2...

I was pleased with the chairs, however, there are 2 reasons I would not give them 5 stars.

These chairs are fantastic! I would give them 5...

These chairs are fantastic! I would give them 5 stars. I reduced my rating by 2 stars not because of the product but bc HD uses FedEx to ship them to you and FedEx service is horrible! 3 of the 6 boxes were “lost” on the way to my house. 1 finally arrived and 2 never were found. After a week of waiting. HD canceled the order and sent new ones. FedEx shipping is the worst. Don’t have these chairs shipped to your home. It’s not worth the hassle. But the chairs are very nice.

"Unifinished"

Overall the chair would be great EXCEPT. It seems to have some type of varnish or finish that keeps it from taking stain to the right color. We have a dark walnut we have used on lots of true unfinished wood. The color is very dark. On this we could not get it to go any darker than a light pecan. That is unless we spent time sanding it. Very disappointed.

Good design and pretty comfortable chairs. We bought them to...

Good design and pretty comfortable chairs. We bought them to go with a wood dining table I made for a screened and covered back porch. Overall, the chairs are a great value. The negatives I would mention are: 1) the wood is smooth, but has a grain that takes stain unevenly. A painted finish would look better. 2) there is quite a bit of glue bleed-over at the joints glued at the chair factory. These areas require sanding if applying stain.

SO SAD I ORDERED THESE UNCOMFORTABLE

Okay so, these chair are nice solid wood and a decent price, BUTTT they are SO UNCOMFORTABLE!!! The backs are not straight they swing back! Who wants to eat dinner with their back tilted back like they are in a reclining chair?!! I spend so much time finishing them and they look nice but why in the world is the back not more straight???! Unless you are very overweight and have a lot of back fat when you sit in this chair you will have to be leaning back if you want to have your back supported. We have to sit on them like it’s a bench and have no back support in order to be sitting up straight like normal people do when they are eating dinner. I so regret buying these, we rarely buy new furniture so I’m bummed that I hate these chairs because I’m too cheap to buy new ones, everyone is just going to have to be uncomfortable.

Disappointing

Chairs are made with a nice hardwood material... however the holes are drilled too big for a good fit. Holes for the bolts are almost twice the bolt size and holes for the brace rods are also oversized. Also I ordered and was charged for 2 sets of 2 and only one set of two was shipped even though I was charged for both sets, it’s been three weeks and an email from Home Depot gave a ship by 12/14 date I still don’t have the other chairs. So between the very poor fitting and terrible shipping I do not recommend this product.

As other reviewers have said, the screws to attach the...

As other reviewers have said, the screws to attach the side stretchers to the front legs are too long. They’ll poke through the legs if you aren’t careful. I used wood glue when assembling for added stability, but the chairs still feel kinda dainty. I had originally planned on staining these chairs but the wood grain is very unattractive. Ended up painting them instead. The chairs will work and I was able to make them look decent, but I wouldn’t buy again.

Distressed Wood - Elegant and Simple Look

There is nothing not to like about those chairs. Very well made, sturdy and definitely looks like a high end chair. I got the unfinished/distressed wood color and I couldnt be happier, it looks simple/elegant.

Excellent style and quality, especially for the price. Came well-packaged and secure, zero damag...

Excellent style and quality, especially for the price. Came well-packaged and secure, zero damage. Easy to assemble, parts fit together flawlessly. I used a medium tone Minwax stain, and the wood accepted the stain well, and evenly. Out of four chairs, only had one small spot where wood filler was apparently used, and it took the stain slightly differently. I'd read all the reviews before purchasing, so followed instructions and assembled with leg bolts just over finger-tight, then went around chair 3-4 times gradually working up to fully tightening. I was wary of the multiple reports of screws "coming through the front of the leg" when attaching the side stringers, so was very careful. But as others have said, I don't know how this is even possible unless you don't have the stringer properly situated in the leg - the pilot hole needs to be facing straight down, and there will be no issues. Can't speak to the durability of the chairs since they haven't been used but a few days, but I don't foresee any issues - they are very well made and sturdy. Certainly a decent knock-off alternative to the look-alike Pottery Barn "Aaron" chair that's about 4X the price! Plus, you can paint or stain to your liking - I needed to coordinate chairs with an existing sideboard so pre-finished chairs were not a viable option for me. Highly recommend, very pleased!