Absolutely lovely and sturdy chairs which were purchased to be used for homeschooling in my daughters study. They are the perfect height to be used with a writingoffice desk. (The desk pictured above is also from Wayfair). The cushioned part of the chairs is firm to medium hard and the paint is the perfect white. Another plus is the fact that the padded part is cat proof. Usually my cats can pull something apart within days but they cannot even get their claws in this thick weave velvet!