Lovely stools! They arrived well packaged. Lots of bubble wrap, and double wrapped parts. Assembly was very easy. My absolute favorite part of the entire thing is the matching bolts! I was worried the external bolts would be silver or another color that didn’t blend into the barstool. The wood si smooth and doesn’t feel like it will splinter easily. One thing I will suggest is to ensure that when you are attaching the wood seat portion, keep the wood grain all facing the same direction. I unfortunately did have one if the seats peeled from the sides which I think must have been that way already from the manufacturers because it truly was very well wrapped and protected. I thought I could work with it by rotating the seat base and putting that part in the back but it still snags on clothing when you sit or walk past it.