I use my kitchen table as a mini office and needed a chair with straight arms that coordinated with my bamboo table and chairs. It is well made but smaller and shorter than dining chairs and not for bigger bottoms. The center of the seat is below the exterior frame so the frame can cut off circulation to the legs in front. I'm temporarily using a beach towel to fill in and cushion the seat, but will need to purchase a seat cushion to be able to raise the height and use the chair for more than a few minutes. It looks very nice with my dining set, and is so light weight it is easy to switch out with an armless chair, if needed. It was hard to find a bamboo chair with straight arms, so I'll make this work, but if you don't need straight arms, I would go for a roomier and more comfortable chair.