Coaster Home Furnishings Retro Set of 2 Open Back Dining Side Chairs Faux Leather Upholstered Back and Padded Seat Cushion Sturdy Steel Frame Black and Chrome 2066

Love these chairs! Easy to assemble, didn't have any problem with the instructions, pretty straight forward and common sense, and I don't know what the complaint is about the seats not having pilot holes, of course they don't, you have to center the seat and kind of eyeball it and then you fasten it into place with the wood screws provided, easy peasy, and these aren't the only chairs that come that way, I've bought more modern looking chairs that you have to do the same exact thing with, you have to screw in the seat bottom on the blind, that's just the way they are. Mine look great by the way, I have a table from that period but I only have three matching chairs for it and I needed that fourth chair, there's no way I could find matches for my chairs, too unique in style and make, so I figured just to get some retro chairs that looked like they were from the same period, and I saw these, heck, two chairs for that price? That was a good deal, and I'm a big gal and they hold me just fine, seats are nice and wide also, which surprised me, chairs back then weren't as wide, so that was a bonus, and I have two extra chairs now in basic black with a nice little white welt detail, (kinda reminds me of the souped up cars and interior car seats guys used to have back in the day and the chrome legs just set it off, very cool), that can be used with my table and it still looks good and I was able to keep that retro vibe going, so I am happy. No they are not as heavy in the metal department as they were back then but then again nothing today is, it really is true that they don't make 'em that way anymore, but these seem to be sturdy enough, I'd just make sure everything was fastened together good is all, other than that you're all set, vinyl is a good grade vinyl, not that I'm any expert on the subject but better than some I have seen. For everyday living I think they're great, and at the price, if somewhere down the road they did end up going wonky then you won't be crying because of all the money you put into them. They're not meant to be high end furniture just a good, sturdy everyday retro look chair. For the price and the look I was going for, I am extremely well pleased. Another nice thing, wipe with a damp rag, swipe it with a drying cloth(or you could polish them I guess with auto cleaner, heh, heh), but you're done, clean up is easy! And I got teenage grandsons and cats, believe me, something always gets on them and they have to be wiped down, I'm always in for easy clean up, I make them do their own mess (grandsons, lol), but it's still easy to clean. I think they're great, just sayin'. I've had them about a good month now and still no complaints.

First off, let me say that I love the look of these chairs. Secondly the price was also obviously attractive. I mean $85 for two chairs? Who wouldn't jump at the chance to own a couple of these?I read the reviews, I researched the prices, I ordered four. After ordering, I did what every seasoned internet shopper does, I continued to read the reviews, which is always a bad idea after you've ordered something. As I read more, I noticed more and more complaints from people about how difficult the instructions were to read and how hard it was to assemble them.From the instructions - "all screws don't lock to tighten, until back cushion to lock tight after that, this chair all screws lock to tighten, then success". Now don't get me wrong, these instructions are a little, shall we say poetic? But hey these are retro, nostalgic chairs and maybe that's how people spoke back then in the retro-nostalgic times.Though I realized I didn't have a retro dictionary handy, I was feeling pretty nostalgic so I decided that I would just dive in and figure it out, because I've put Ikea furniture together before, and after assembling more Malm(tm) dressers than any one person should have to in their lifetime, how hard could it really be? Turns out, not that hard at all.There are only five pieces to these chairs. Two of the five pieces are red and are obviously a back and a seat, if you can't figure out which is which without the instructions then you have no business being on a computer machine, never mind building chairs. The other three pieces are clearly marked A, B and C. The diagram shows what goes where. As the instructions state "don't lock to tighten", meaning, don't tighten the screws fully until the back cushion is on. The only tricky part is attaching the seat. And really, when I say tricky, I mean you need two hands.Yes it's true what you may have read, there are no pre-drilled holes in the seat cushion, and yes you need to be a little careful when positioning the seat, but hey it's really as easy as placing the cushion where you want it and screwing the 4 self tapping screws into the seat bottom. Once the first one is in, the seat stayed where I placed it.I assembled four chairs over the course of about an hour, which in retro time is 15 minutes per chair, all in all a pretty good investment of my time. And so far they seem solid and well made.

I have assembled four of these chairs (two chairs per shipping package). The chairs are comfortable, sturdy and, indeed, have the retro 1950's look to them. I have read the reviews regarding assembling the chairs and wanted to share my experience ...- the instruction sheet is quite clear (the parts are identified - numbers and quantities)- there are no narrative directions, however the short descriptions and pictures (with part numbers identified) provided complete assembly directions (except for needing a power screwdriver for the seat cushion screws)- the four Phillips-head wood screws for the seat cushions require a power screwdriver. I just lined up the seat cushion on the frame, ensuring correct alignment on all four sides, then held the cushion down and used the power screwdriver. The lack of pre-drilled holes in the seat cushion was not a problem. The wood screws with the power screwdriver do not require any pre-drilled holes.All of the parts fit together well. I have purchased other items that required bending/manipulation of different parts in order to get them to line up together. The three separate chrome metal tubes (center piece and two side pieces) line up without any problems. The two side pieces have labels 'A' and 'B' - matching the parts list and required to properly identify the correct left and right side pieces as per the assembly picture.