I am happy with the stools I bought, but the assembly was more than I bargained for. First of all, the item comes encased in so much foam and wrap and foam and tape and wrap and tape and foam that just getting everything out of the box is difficult.Some of the items were also wrapped in hard plastic bands, and I broke a pair of scissors trying to cut them off. The assembly itself is divided into three steps, The last two steps aren't bad, but the first step is tough with only two hands. (If you have someone to help you, I'm sure it will be a lot easier.) I bought three stools total. Every time it was just as difficult getting the stuff out of the box, but the assembly on the second and third stools went a lot more smoothly because I worked out all the challenges on the first one. Anyway, now that I'm done with everything, the stools are very nice. Visually they were really the perfect stools for my space, and they seem to be of good quality.