Flash Furniture Kelista Mid-Back Swivel Office Chair with Adjustable Seat Height, Ergonomic Mesh Desk Chair with LeatherSoft Seat, Black

Hi, I am here to review this chair. I bought it during COVID-19 because I need to work from home now. I am unbiased, no-one has paid me to do this, and I consider myself a generally reasonable human being. This chair cost me roughly $135. It's a chair. I am very happy with it. Putting it together was about as easy as putting together a chair could be, it took me about 15-20 minutes. The instructions consist of 6 steps, read all of them before starting because that's always how you should read instructions (life advice, you're welcome) After constructing this chair, I sat in it, as I planned from the beginning. It feels like a very functional chair. I like that you can lean with it, and rock with it. You can adjust height. I specifically wanted something with arms that folded up, this one has arms that do that. If you are super boujee and the type who requires some ridiculous material and comfort padding, don't buy this, but also nothing will make you happy so maybe you should buy it and just be unhappy. If you're normal and you want a quality computer chair with adequate levels of comfort, folding arms, adjustable height and rocking abilities plus good lumbar support (hopefully most people) buy this chair. It's great. Seriously. I see people nitpicking. This is a $130 computer chair. The material is fine. The comfort does the job. I am beyond happy with this chair and would absolutely recommend it to someone who wants an affordable and functional computer/office chair. If you're a picky scrooge nothing, in all reality, will make you happy - so good luck. I love this chair. Checks all of my boxes. Cheers! PS: Check the date of my review, if I never come back and re-review, its because this chair continued to be a chair and I maintained a high level of happiness with its functionality. I will only ever return to this review if something goes terribly wrong/upsets me that is at the legitimate fault of the chair. Cheers!

It's been over 3 months now and I have to say, this chair has been good to me. I should mention that I am 6'1". The contour of the back provides the right amount of support. It feels natural without being uncomfortable like some other chairs in the mid and lower price range. The mesh material making up the back and the base helps to keep you cool and ventilated as well. Important for those long hours working or gaming at your PC. The arms are not adjustable, but they do swing up out of the way if you prefer not to have them down for some reason or you need the extra space to get in and out of your chair. Remember that the arm rests are for support of your arms only so don't rest your weight on the arm rest when sitting down or getting up. They are not designed to support you in that way. The chair is very sturdy and easily assembled, although I would caution to keep the bolts loose as you're working. Don't fully tighten anything until you've got the main part of the chair assembly (minus the base) fitted together. I'll admit to making that mistake and found myself working harder than I should have. This is an excellent chair and being somewhat mid-range in price I find it to be better than most. I would have expected something like this to cost more. It's a bargain and if you have Prime then it's almost a 5-finger discount.

For those concerned about building: The chair arrived well packaged to avoid damage during shipping, parts separated into a few baggies to make it easier to find the things needed. The instructions consist of one page, half of which details the parts you should have. It takes some muddling through the 5 pictured steps and handling parts to figure out which should go where (example: two sets of plastic caps that are angled differently but otherwise look the same) but the entire process for me took about 30 minutes and my building experience is a few pieces of furniture from Ikea. It'll be easier to have 2 people to build it (mainly for one person to hold/stabilize parts) but I managed well-enough on my own. My advice during building is to only partially screw in parts or place in caps until you're sure that's where the parts should be. An example is I accidentally placed an armrest backward and took a minute to switch it out, but that was more me trying to speed through building so I could sit in my new chair sooner. I've had the chair for a month now and it is fairly sturdy. My 240-pound brother is comfortable on the chair and did not feel like it was going to give. He's going to get one for himself. The wheels roll smoothly, even on carpet (just takes a little more effort to roll). I love that the armrests can swivel up and that was the feature that I really bought this chair for. I have a small workspace at home and hated always having to adjust my chair height so I would be able to push the chair in without scraping my desk. Now I can choose to have no armrests, one armrest, or both armrests! Swiveling up/down the armrests is a little stiff at first but they loosen up over time. I live in the desert and having a mesh back and mesh-fabric seat is definitely a plus. I've noticed feeling less hot compared to sitting in my previous pleather desk chair (more cost-effective than cranking up the A/C). The seat and armrests have plenty of cushion and although the seat is scooped to better accommodate one's backside, I find it comfortable to sit cross-legged for those like me who cannot just sit in one position. Speaking of comfort, this chair has decent lumbar support and is comfortable even after 4-hours of sitting and typing essays. I do not have any back issues so I cannot speak for those who suffer from back problems. I only have a couple things of concern. I would warn against lifting the chair by the seat until you have put some time into sitting on it. The seat is not anchored to the gas lift column by screws (not sure if this is usually the case). Rather, the column inserts into a hollowed portion of the seat plate which it seems would need some weight and the power of gravity to really seal the column in. The material used for the seat and armrest covers is a fabric that is fairly rough. It may just be rough due to cutting the fabric to get the mesh-effect but be careful sliding bare skin on the chair/armrests as you could get something akin to carpet burn. However, the fabric does feel durable and hopefully will become more supple with use.

I've had this chair since Nov 2020 and it works great. Seat still has cushion, mesh is nice for hot days. I leave it in rocking mode & it's still going strong. I work from home so I'm in it almost 40 hours per week.

I've only had this chair for about 2 months now and at the time of purchase, it was $109.19. With that being said, keep in mind that I haven't been able to test out its durability and longevity quite enough. The chairs I've had before this were also within the same price range and weren't that great, so I can't compare it too anything particularly great. This chair is honestly amazing to me. The back mesh allows good air flow and the arc of it really fits the shape of my back extremely comfortably. I'm 5' 8" and about 160 lbs, so this is based on those measurements in case you need some idea of if it's the right size. I thought I would be bothered without support for my head, but honestly I haven't noticed it for the most part. The leather seat and arm rests are comfortable as well. When I first used the chair, I was a little disappointed by how the seat was just extremely firm, but I think that firmness is actually just right at the point. It gives way just enough to be comfortable, while being firm enough to not make you feel like you're sinking into the seat. The arm rest is similar in this regard. My main issue with the arms is that you can't adjust the height, but its at a good height for me, so it doesn't bother me. The arms are on a swivel that just lets you move them out of the way, similar to how arms move on chairs in airplanes. The assembly was extremely easy. On top of the fact that assembling chairs are easy in general, they offer an extra sense of convenience by labeling all of the screws, covers, etc. By the way, make sure you don't just dump out all of the screws and small parts you're going to use when assembling the chair because then you lose the convenience of the labels. I had absolutely no trouble in the assembly. The only thing was that it seemed like one of the arms push up closer to the back of the chair than the other, but it wasn't too noticeable. As for how smooth the chair rolls around, it's very smooth. It's on top of a low quality plastic mat, so it should move around very smoothly, so I can't really give an accurate idea of just how smoothly it rolls. I highly recommend this chair for anyone looking for an office chair in the low $100 range. You honestly cant go wrong with it. If it ends up being not durable, I'll try to remember to come back to mention that. Edit: I am updating this review on 11/1/2020. I got the chair early May of 2020. I still think this chair is good for the price, but I dropped the review from 5 stars to 3 stars because now the seat itself is not cushioned very well and that is a pretty big deal considering that might be the most important part of the chair. The cushion has squished so much that it barely provides any comfort for my bottom anymore. The rest of the chair is amazing still, but the bottom cushion is certainly not enough to support most people for long periods of time. For reference, I am about 170 lbs, which honestly isn't an unreasonable weight to expect a chair to support for a long time.

I have had this chair for a couple of weeks now. The reason I bought this particular chair: 1) The arms flip up so I can put it under my desk 2) The back is mesh so it is breathable (had leather chairs in the past that made me sweat) 3) It was under $100 which was my budget This chair fit all my requirements very well. It is very comfortable for me. Please note that when you sit upright in the chair, the shape of the back, which protrudes a bit in the lumbar region for support and is not adjustable, may make you feel like you have to lean back to have your back against the chair. For me it is perfect because I tend to slouch slightly anyway. I love the breathability of the back of the chair. No more sweating and therefore I am comfortable sitting in this chair for hours. It was relatively easy to put together, just do not over tighten the screws that hold the arms to the seat. The bolts are going through plastic... The chair is easy to raise and lower and to allow the chair to rock back and forth or not. It also has a tensioner for the rocking motion. When I first started using the chair, at first I did not think it would rock, only moving slightly and making a horrible noise. Then, I figured out you had to pull the handle out to the side to allow the rocking. Then it was very fluid with no odd noises. And I am not a petite guy (220lbs). I have not had the chair long enough to comment on its durability, but will update the review if there is anything to report in that regard.

Chair took 10 minutes to put together. Super comfortable. Great back support. I spent over an hour going through trusted websites and “best office/gaming chairs 2024” but it seems their idea of a “budget chair” is now $200. I had a $400 Secret Labs Titan for a few years and it was pretty nice before the arm rests started to deteriorate. Also, really don't want to spend $400 or even $200 on another chair right now. I looked through probably 50 chairs on amazon before finding this one, putting it in my cart along with 2 others, and then continued looking through another 20-30. Then carefully looked through reviews one more time and decided on this one. Very happy I did. This chair is sturdy, comfortable, rolls smoothly, and has good support. The screws even come with red loctite. I’ll end up spending a lot of free time playing games and watching youtube in this chair and I look forward to it. Very happy with this chair. 5’10”, 200 lbs, perfect size for me.

I was pretty iffy about buying a chair online that tI couldn't sit in first. What a pain it would be to disassemble and repack and return iit if it wasn't what I wanted. Thankfully that turned out not to be an issue. As the reviews suggested, it turned out to be a good chair. It has great lower back support that almost forces you to sit with good posture. It isn't a chair you would sit back in and recline to relax in my opinion, it is is more for sitting to do a task at a desk. I use it for typing several hours at a time and I have been pleased with it. The height adjustment seems reasonable and holds firmly but I wish it had a little more range of travel as I have a sit/stand desk that I can raise and lower so an extra inch lower and higher would be nice for my situation. The mesh net seat back is pretty durable as far as I can tell. The seat frame sticks out a little further than the mesh back so if you push your chair in against your desk while you are away, the mesh doesn't hit the edge of the desk so it won't wear out the mesh. The chair was very easy to assemble in my opinion. I am pretty mechanically inclined and it only took me about 5-10 minutes at most to put it together so if you are not as good with a screw driver it will still only take likely 10-15 minutes I'd guess. I really like how the arm rests swivel up and out of the way. If I am doing a lot of typing and want to sit very close to the desk and with very good posture, moving the arms out of the way allows me to scoot the chair that extra inch or so closer to the desk that would not be possible if the arms were down as they would hit the desk edge. That said, it's nice to be able to swivel the arms down in place so you can relax a bit if doing more casual/slower typing or research at the computer. It would be nice if the arms were height adjustable like some other models but I guess you can't have everything. For the price, this chair offers a lot of features and quality that I would expect in a more expensive chair. I was quite pleased with the quality of the chair. I have not messed with the reclining tension knob yet as the chair came set pretty well but, as I understand, the knob under the from top the seat bottom allows for adjustment of how easily the chair will lean/recline back. That said, it is not a chair that reclines much, just a bit.