Love these stools, color looks like photo and matches our bar perfectly. Wood seat is authentic and heavy BUT extremely difficult to put together. My husband builds furniture as a hobby for years and said he has never been more frustrated as he was with these. He had to bend the metal and alter a lot to make the screws go in. (Lots of screws) Even though it was a hassle for him, I love them and happy I got them even though he may not feel the same hahaha!