The stool looks just like the picture, and was not too difficult to put together. There are a few issues- it doesn't move too easily on my bathroom floor and requires some heavy felt pads on the feet, and the back blocks the drawer to my vanity. That's my fault for not anticipating that, and I should have chosen a stool that had no back. Now I have to move it every time I just want to open the drawer and not sit. The fabric will require Scotchguard.