Baxton Studio BBT8013-Black Chair armchairs, Black

This is a very solid and well built chair, rivaling anything in the box stores for this style and for a considerably better priced! It is also very comfortable and in my opinion does not sit too low. See below for tips to break in the cushion. The faux leather is very nice. It is NOT shiny like the photos. It is more of a nice matte finish. If you look real close it has a very slight/subtle dimpled surface. The cushions start out very firm but will break in. To accelerate this break in process...while standing over the chair, and with both fists clenched and elbows locked, push (don't punch, lol) your fists downward and into the cushion. Do this all over the top surface of the seat cushion. Repeat until you get the desired release in the surface when sitting. I will mention some things that probably are covered in other reviews. I have put together desks and tables and chairs before. This chair assembly is on the medium difficulty level. But not impossible. Go slow and use my hints and it will all be good. I would allow an hour or so for un-boxing, sorting parts, assembly, and clean up. The instructions are less than clear/obvious, it's all pictures, so you may have to look at the pictures, and look again and again, and maybe even experiment a bit...hence the first rule is do not super tighten anything until you are ALL done and then tighten firm, but not cranked. Tip #1, on the under side of the seat cushion there is a hidden chamber. Unzip the fabric to reveal the three holes where you will insert bolts to secure the seat to the back. The instructions do not show this! Tip #2, only put one of the arms on at first. Why? There is a cross bar that will go across the front between the two arms and they will have the wooden dowels. The only way to get the cross bar in place with the dowels mounted is to insert the cross bar into ONE arm first and then mount the second arm to the chair, pushing it into the other dowel. If the two arms are in place already there is no way to get the cross piece in between the arms with the dowels mounted. Tip #3, an allen wrench comes with the box, but you will need a philips screwdriver for one step, probably a flat head screw driver for another, and a hammer or rubber mallet(more preferable if you got one to reduce risk of dinging the wood). The mallet/hammer is to pound in place the before mentioned wooden dowels, and also needed to put in place the 6 wood finishing knobs covering the bolts. Tip #4, A small flashlight is handy for checking alignment of holes so the bolts go into place easily. In particular the step with the "bran nut' is hard to gauge. Looking in the hole with the flashlight you can adjust the bran nut with the flat head screwdriver so it lines up just right before putting in the bolts. Tip #5, out of the box, mine had a couple very minor cosmetic blemishes that will need a buff with super smooth sand paper and a spot of stain. These were not major damage and not worth the trouble of returning for a replacement. If you experience this and can fix them (or ignore) and they are not major issues, call amazon and ask for a compensation for the blemishes. In summary, this is a really nice, classy looking retro chair at a great price, built to last and worth a little extra effort to assemble.

Very beautiful and sturdy chairs. Stylish and just as the description. Thank you so much

It’s so lovely to put besides the bookshelf

It was a challenge to assemble but with the help of other reviewers and their tips it was fine. The chair is so solid and sturdy. The cushion will take a while to break in but that's all furniture. It is an attractive well made chair, period. I feel very comfortable with a large guest sitting in it. The shipping was fast and the packaging was superb. Not a scratch on it.

Assembly instructions were extremely vague and the pictures were confusing and unhelpful. First chair was a nightmare to assembly - extremely frustrating experience. Second chair went rather quick once I knew what to do. I actually had to come back to the reviews to figure out how to assemble this piece. Very happy with the quality besides that. The chair is very firm which I like and looks great in our place.