The stools are great. We are using them for our kitchen island counter stools. They come almost assembled, you just have to attach the back. We did decide to sand and stain them because they were a bit rough but I wouldn't say they were unfinished. The wood did not stain super well on one backrest but it gives it some character I guess. Still a great purchase and would buy them again. Was looking at the Joanna Gaines ones at Pier One that were almost 2x as much but glad I went this route.  Saved $300. Would love to find the same ones without the backrest for our bar-top area. I definitely recommend buying them.