Funny thing...the stools arrived well-wrapped, but one of them had quite a few scratches on the upper section of the back bar of one of the stools. I was able to touch it up with a little Krylon Oil-rubbed Bronze paint applied with a dollar store paint brush. 
The "pictures only" instructions for assembly don't mention that it's easiest to insert (and screw in) the back metal pieces into the seat before applying the top bar...I figured this out by the time I got to the second stool assembly. Otherwise, the stools are very nice. The swivel feature works great.