"This piece doesn't go far enough. After ordering from Joybird twice and having to send everything back, I confidently assert as fact that Joybird makes garbage furniture and has no discernible quality checks in place. And, as someone with many decades of experience writing marketing copy, I agree 100% that their language is purposely misleading. No -- they are not merely using the phrase "walnut wood" to clarify that a piece is not made with maple, cherry, or some other wood species. They are using the phrase "walnut wood" because they cannot claim to use "solid walnut," and yet want readers to think they are using solid walnut. If they were being straightforward, they would describe their furniture as rubberwood with a walnut stain (as a lot of it is), or walnut veneer over plywood. Plenty of very reputable companies are exactly this straightforward in their product descriptions (DWR, for example). A buyer should not have to call or email to ask how the furniture is constructed. The information should be present in the product description on the site. The company is clearly trying to avoid stating exactly what their furniture is made of. Whether you can appreciate the use of veneer or not is not the issue. The Joybird furniture we received was chipped, scraped (not merely scratched), cracked, covered with some kind of white substance (glue?) that would not come off, had large manufacturing flaws in the fabric, and more. The dining chairs looked like they had been drop-kicked or served as the ball in a soccer match. The chaise I received had a damaged leg, was missing a leg cap, and had weird dimples in the foam insert so that the whole thing was lumpy. This was two separate orders, and both were about 4-6 weeks late. So there's that.I would highly recommend anyone looking for MCM repro furniture to NOT buy from Joybird. You will wait for it for four months, and then find yourself either returning it or paying someone to fix it."