Winsome Wood Ladder Back Chair, Antique Walnut, 2 Pieces94232

Nice quality chairs that were easy to put together even for someone who doesn’t do this often. Much more stable and better quality than I expected! They look good with my farmhouse table chairs I had already.

Good quality, good price. Real wood. Easy to put together. The only complaint I'd say is screwing in the cross braces broke through the braces twice. Probably an expanded entry hole would help guide the screw at the right angle. Other than that try to put the screw in at a more parallel angle to the brace. I'm pleased with the purchase.

Well worth the price!

I purchased these 2-chairs along with a matching 42-inch round "kitchenette" table, all from the Winsome Wood folks. The table has not yet arrived. I held off buying 4-chairs for a couple of reasons: First, I was not sure if the quality of the table or chairs warranted getting 4-chairs. Second, until I see the table, which has not yet arrived, I won't know if I can comfortably fit them all in my kitchen area.The chairs are all solid wood - no veneers - no plywood. The back of the chairs is a smart design, where by the legs are integrated into the back. Makes the chairs more sturdy. There are gliders already placed in the feet of the chairs. There are several supporting side-braces.A few words of advice for assembly: The instructions are mostly pictorial in nature, obviously trying to accomplish with "pictures" rather than 1000-words. They mostly met their goal. I figured it out. Here is what I did that made it easier - which is not clear from the drawings: Each brass bolt, requires a split washer, then a flat washer. Then you put the long, medium, or short bolt into the appropriate hole.If you put all the split washers on their bolts, then the flat washers, the diagrams become far easier to understand.Next, I GLUED the holes and dowels. It is NOT called for, but; I did it anyway. I also put some glue on the corners where the front legs meet the seat of the chair. You don't need a LOT. A thin layer on each "side" where they will meet, or in the hole, and on the end of the supporting dowel. I applied these thin layers of wood glue using q-tips.You can tighten the 6-bolts that hold the seat to the back legs and back of the chairs "right away". Do not over tighten them - they are BRASS. That means they are soft. A Snug tighten is all you need at first.When putting the the other bolts in for the front legs, be sure to ONLY tighten them by hand w/o the hex key wrench, and leave, literally, some "wiggle" room. You'll need this to get the supporting dowels in correctly.I recommend you put the long end of the hex-key wrenches into the bolts and hold onto the short ends. It will help you avoid over tightening. And, when you hear the wood "CREEK", or the bolt suddenly gets HARD TO TURN, at the end of a turn, stop! Turn it maybe 1/4-to-1/2-turn more, and then you're done.When ALL the bolts are tight, and the chair seems fully assembled, then take the wrench to each bolt once more, to make sure they are all "creek" tight. Finally, using a piece of duct tape, I taped one of the wrenches under the seat of one of the chairs, for future need for re-tightening - if it is ever needed.If the table is as well designed, and of the same quality, my opinion is, for the money, you cannot go wrong. I got the table, and 2-chairs, from PRIME, for $250-including all taxes and shipping. A perfect example of superior Amazon Prime quality products.

Good chairs, I expect the back to be little bit higher.

For our package of 2 chairs...chair #1 went together OK - fussy but not badchair #2 was a misfit nightmare - lots of sanding for side dowels and their openingsResult is handsome and strong, however.

I bought the table that goes with these chairs last year and already had couple of chairs but wanted chairs that match. good sturdy made solid wood chairs that are easy to assemble if you take the time to really look at the pictures in the instructions as that will help a lot. i will say like others not to tighten all the screws & bolts all the way until all the parts are together. check the pics. & part #'s on bolts in pics. as there are no words in instructions. i had extra bolts left for each chair once i was finished. my mistake i used a longer bolt on one front leg and cracked the corner out and had to wood glue back & clamp to leave overnight before i could finish but it glued back flush. there mistake was all the wood cross dowels were drilled but not all the way thru & i had to finish drilling all of them out before i could finish. once together both the chairs are sturdy with no wobble & are balanced. i have assembled a lot of things over the years & there always seems to be a bolt hole or two unfinished so that's not new to me but i can see how that might not be the case for someone with no drill - screwdriver - rubber mallet or woodworking clamps as that's what i needed & used.

I was surprised at the quality of these chairs. They are solid wood with no false veneers. The finish is complete and even and the design is perfect – for instance, the front and rear legs curve out out a tiny bit and add an eye-pleasing touch to the design. The back slats are solid and curved and thick. The seats are not flat and have a slight carved depression inj them for comfort.Because of the solid wood, the chairs are pretty hefty and have a real quality feel to them. I would guess that they weigh about 14 pounds each. Nice touch: the legs have plastic gliders attached to them.Assembly is straightforward with pictorial instructions and it is important to group the different sized bolts together for easy reference before you start. Two boxes of bolts and washers were in the package and scared me at first because it looked like the box I opened was missing some hardware – but when I opened the second box, I found that all the hardware was actually complete. In fact, there were a couple of spare bolts and washers included. Assembly time was about 20 minutes for the first chair (this included verifying the hardware and getting familiar with instructions) and ten minutes for the second chair.They supply a ball-ended hex key tool for assembly and it allows you to tighten some of the bolts at an angle where the clearance is a little tight. Good thinking on the manufacturer's part! The only other tool you'll need is a phillips head screwdriver to install the wood screws in the rungs on the bottom the the chairs.As noted in other reviews, make sure to loosely fasten the legs in the beginning so that you have plenty of clearance to insert the rungs before tightening. And don't over tighten – just make sure the bolts are nice and firm.Overall, a really nice couple of quality chairs. Well, made with some very nice design touches.