Nice looking chair; feels sturdy -- but ...
My biggest disappointment with this chair is that it is too big. I'm 5'4" and can't possibly sit back with my feet flat on the ground. I will need to add a really big pillow to cover the entire back. That will take away from the nicely streamlined looks of the chair, but I'm looking forward to making some customized pillows. They have to be tall enough so leaning back won't be uncomfortable. I may add a footstool. The chair is also quite wide. Probably perfect for big and tall sizes, but not so cozy for average sized people. Good for putting one's feet up though. The seat is firm, but has a springy bounce to it, so not uncomfortable. Overall, it looks nice like the picture. One could possibly custom upholster it when not assembled. Also, despite being big, it does not block the room visually since one can see through the arm rest.
I bought two chairs. Assembling the first one was a pain because the instructions were lacking for the most tricky part of it, i.e. attaching the wooden bar that goes across the front end. Here are some suggestions to help with assembly, which was much easier for the second chair:
1. Do keep a flashlight handy to check if holes are aligned!!!
2. As instructed, do not tighten the screws all the way, till the whole thing is put together...keep wriggle room to adjust alignment.
3. when you get to the stage where you put the seat and back pieces on top of the wooden side (#3), attach the bar (#5) first. There is a screw connection to join the leg piece to the chair seat, right next to this bar which can make it impossible to even insert the bar into its on screw assembly if bar is attached later on.
The tricky part is the eyelet style screw mechanism that is used (D,E,F -- F comes screwed inside E). When screwing in the long screw with eyelet (D), keep it a few turns loose, else it may not allow F to go in fully.
---When bar is placed on D the eyelet of D should leave a clear entry for the smaller screw (F) that comes inserted in the small chunky barrel (E).
--- Remove the small screw F from the barrel E. Insert barrel with closed side in, into the wooden bar (eyelet facing down). Now insert this into the wooden dowels and screw E on the chair-leg/side. Look through and see if there is clear opening for the small screw F to go in.
---Adjust longer screw so it is turned to be tightened as much as it possibly can while still allowing for the barrel screw to pass through its eyelet. It will need to be kept loose a few turns.
---Once bar is attached to one side, follow steps in the manual and attach all the screws for this side of the chair leg.
---DO NOT TURN CHAIR (contrary to what the manual says).
--- It is easier to attach the eyelet screw/barrel mechanism (E,F,G) on the other side of the bar while keeping the chair in this position.
-- Place the other chair leg/side on top of the chair and repeat steps to attach the EFG pieces.
--- There may be a small gap between the bar and the chair-side piece which should go away when the screw adjacent to the bar that holds the chair seat and chair side/leg is tightened If it doesn't, undo it and tighten the eyelet screw that will go into the bar 1 to 3 turns and try again.
---Now keeping the chair in this position, insert all the other screws. It may be easier in this position to insert the screw then slightly lift the chair side (which is on the top now) to align it with the hole. Once a few screws are in, some of the remaining may go in without having to check and adjust.
It should not take too long to assemble as long as you take care of the wooden bar attachment on each side before attaching the side pieces to the seat and back.
You'll need a screw driver for the eyelet/barrel screws. All the rest is with the L shaped piece in the package. FLASH LIGHT is a must to avoid aggravation!
Last note: One of the legs didn't align (for one chair) and the chair wobbled, so I put two extra layers of dark brown sticky felt furniture protector pads under it to align it with the other three legs.