Winsome Benjamin Ladder Back Chair, Walnut, Set of 2

Very nice chairs for the money. Easy to assemble. Very sturdy. Worked well as extra chairs for our kitchen table. Would buy again.

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.

I am always worried about buying furniture online without being able to physically see it. I have purchased furniture from Amazon before and it was fine. Some of the reviews on these chairs mentioned that they received missing pieces or broken/wrong parts. These wood chairs were the design and color I was looking for so I decided to risk it. I purchased 2 of these chairs. One out of the two chairs I got had a wrong screw. I was supposed get 4 long bolts that attach the legs to the seat. I got 3 long bolts and one extra short bolt. Although not recommended by the manufacturer, I was able to use the short bolt in its place and not use the washer for it to fit into the connection.. I could have called customer service, but I did not want to hassle with it. I've used the chair often and it still holds up just fine. They are a beautiful chestnut finish. The color matches in the photo. The seat is slightly concave to nestle your butt cheeks and yet doesn't cut off the circulation to your legs. The seat is a little wider at the leg end vs the back support end so you don't feel like you have square corners jabbing the bottom of your thighs. I was worried about them scratching my laminate floor, but the legs have little casters on the bottom to keep them from damaging the floor. The ladder back is comfortable as well. The vertical back slightly angles away from you and the horizontal pieces are slightly curved so you don't have to have perfect posture to feel comfortable sitting in it. The selling feature for me was the base of the back of the chair. If I sit in a wood wood chair with vertical slats, I tend to smoosh the bad part of my lower back into a wood piece that holds up the slats. This chair does not have that design! They have a weight to them. Heavy enough for sturdiness, but not light enough to feel cheaply made and easily breakable. Even though they feel durable, I do not recommend standing on these chairs. They were evenly built and do not rock due to bad measurements. Assembly was extremely easy and instructions were clear. Yes, they did have a slight chemical smell, but I have never had brand new furniture from a warehouse be odorless. If it didn't have that smell, I would be concerned that it was used instead of new. Standard chair pads for the seat fit great on them, except the back is kind of narrow and the seat ties are spaced too far to tie them to the chair. Even though the pads are not tied on, they still stay in place for the most part. I am really happy with my purchase. If I were to complete the seating from 2 to 4 chairs, I would buy them if I had the space. They weren't too expense for nice wood chairs for the dining room. Besides the one wrong bolt, I would have rated these 5 out of 5.

These chairs are pretty boss... PROs: - Made in Malaysia, NOT China... what this means is that you are getting quality (as far as what Americans are used to these days) - The quality shows right out of the box.. well packaged, clear instructions, simple deisgn - The finish is real wood, not a thin veneer, floor bumpers are already installed - Assembly is easy - The look is fantastic, geniune and warm -- not fake looking or cheap looking - QC is great, we got 6 chairs, all were the same an in spec.. except for one which has one unseen support on the underside as a darker colour.. no big deal, wont be seen anyway... PRO-TIPS: - Use a power drill/driver/impact with an allen-head bit to drive all the screws faster and effortlessley... doing this by hand would be tedious otherwise... its 2016, you can afford a cheap electric drill/driver... get one.. - Have a helper layout the parts and fasteners to hand them to you when you need them Bottom line: You really can't knock these chairs.. they came shipped on time, they surprisingly were not made in China, the quality proves this claim, they are sturdy, QC is tight, and they look genuine (they are) -- sure you can get better looking seats, but the value of these are simply spot-on... get you some!

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.

the chairs once built are very sturdy and have quite a bit of weight to them, if you tighten everything and assemble it correctly its a very good chair. the only problem ive had is that one set did not have all the wooden pieces so i had to return it. it may have been two sets that did not have all the parts, to explain i had ordered 3 sets for a total of 6 chairs and as i opend and grouped all the pieces together i had noticed that a few pieces were missing but as i had opend them together im not sure what boxes were missing what pieces, in the end i was missing a leg for one chair and a few wooded poles that connect the legs. so be sure to check before you take everything out.

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.

Ordered these chairs in March used them for the first time this week and one of them broke first use! Scooted back in the chair to get out and the screw came out and the wood broke. Photo attached. Tried to contact the company and the number is out of service. Do not buy as they are not sturdy or durable. Now I’m scared to even let anyone use the other one if they are that bad workmanship.