This chair is beautiful but extremely loud when used. I bought this rocking chair for my baby's nursery and it creaks VERY loudly constantly, no matter which way I try rocking which prevents my baby from falling asleep and therefore makes the chair useless for the intended purpose. I had my husband take it apart and put it back together, tighten everything, loosen everything, but nothing fixes the insanely loud noises this chair makes when used. If we didnt already throw the packing away prior to testing it out, I would have returned it.