homestylesArts & Crafts 7 Piece Dining Set, Black

I ordered Country Oak in this set and the buffet to match. We put the table and chairs together first and noticed the color looked like Cherry, but we thought it might be red oak. This was purchased to be a gift for my Sister so we loaded up our SUV with the assembled table and chairs and I drove 60 miles to her house. While I was gone my Husband put the buffet together. When I returned the buffet was all assembled BUT it was in OAK the color I ordered. I called Amazon and told them what happened and they said they would have UPS come and pick up the buffet but we had to repack it in the box (not fun). In 3 days I had another buffet to give my sister that now matched the table and chairs and UPS picked up the Oak buffet. Everything about this table and chairs is perfect. The chairs are very sturdy and very comfortable and not too heavy. In looking for a dining set in the furniture stores a lot of the chairs were heavy to move around. The weight on these is about 16 to 18 lbs. and very comfortable. All of the shipments of this furniture was packed so well there was NOT A SCRATCH on it any where. Be prepared for a LOT OF TRASH. The instructions were very clear for my husband and I but if you have NO EXPERIENCE PUTTING FURNITURE TOGETHER, I suggest you get some help or plan on TAKING YOUR TIME IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. This is really nice furniture and I feel we got our monies worth. Amazon corrected their mistake with my first and only phone call to them. I have heard some real horror stories regarding furniture stores selling junk that is broke on delivery and then they do not want to replace it, they want to fix it (new furniture). This has been a very good experience for me even with the unexpected color change that is working out just fine. I highly recommend this brand of furniture and try to get it from Amazon, in case there is a problem. Very pleased with this purchase.

The 4 boxes arrived on time, Everything needs to be assembled, I started with the chairs first,after you do the first chair the rest are easy, The instructions though helpful are very vauge in which bolts to use where. Just for the record and to help the next person who would assemble these chairs the medium length bolts are for the back legs and the long bolts are for the front, with the short ones for the seat to back. The first chair took about 30 minutes to assemble after that it was 10 minutes per chair. I used a power driver with the hex key that they provided, all hardware is packed well and include wrenchs needed for assembly as well as one extra bolt for each size needed. The Chairs are very sturdy and are made of hardwood looks to me like mahogany.Next came the table, it was well packed It took a total of about a half hour to assemble. the instructions for the table were good but after assembling the chairs you got the basic idea of what was needed for assembley. The table legs had hex head bolts and came with a wrench to tighten, this was to slow for me so i got a 12mm socket and and rachet to aid in the assemebly. I assembled the table per instructions, the table to was very sturdy. and looked very nice when added to our dining room. The color was not what we expected, it is slightly redder than it is pictured, It took a couple of minutes for us to get use to it, but after leaving the room and walking back in we loved it. The table is also mahogany, not cheap particle board with a veneer like i expected.I would reccomend this table

finished, put together product isn't bad. Is it gorgeous furniture I'm going to pass down to my kids? No. Is it furniture that will last for years and look pretty decent, absolutely. I put together a table and four chairs in about an hour. I did use my own tools, and also was dealing with a fussy four month old.Picture directions were not so great but easy enough to figure out if you had a minute to really look at them. The most confusing part is that I completed construction and had SEVERAL bolts/screws left over! There was at least one extra piece in each set of parts. I hope that was intentional. The furniture seems sturdy enough.I have a new house, a new baby, and we're looking for a puppy. This table will be with my young family for years (hopefully), but I'm not going to be devastated if my potential puppy chews it up a bit.update:I have had the table and chairs for several months now and they still look great. They have held up to family dinners, a puppy, and the constant dropping of misc. items. My table is a catch all for keys, bags, mails, car seats, leashes, etc. It has cleaned up fairly well from spilled food and formula. I have a busy life, so I shove the chairs around to clean under them, rough stack the chairs on the table when I mop, etc. and the table hasn't chipped or scratched. The parts must have been intentional extras as my furniture is still as secure as the day I built it. I'm very happy and plan on buying the additional two chairs so I can seat six.

Top board is not solid wood.

Although, it is a very solid set, the black paint chips off it all the time, not sure what others have experienced but if they have any advice on what they have had to do to cover up the chip spots??? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.