I'm really glad we got this set for the price we did ($****, because I'm now seeing it listed much higher. But even at a higher price, it's a great dining set. The chairs have a beautiful curved shape, the wood is a rich, deep espresso with a slight hint of merlot to it, and the table itself is definitely impressive in person. It's very sturdy and solid. We got the dove grey linen, and it's a nice, cool grey. The chairs are also very comfy. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is that the chairs wobble. Each one has one leg that is shorter than the rest. I plan to fix this by adding washers onto the tack that's on the bottom of the chair legs (and has a plastic tip for the chair to glide nicely). Overall, very pleased with this purchase.