Love the look of these stools. They are also sturdy. I ordered 3 and they arrived in 2 large boxes. The one box with the single stool was wrapped fairly well, however, the 2nd box with the 2 other stools had practically no padding. Because of this the stools had rubbed against each other and the seats frayed in a few spots. I fixed it with a touch of lacquer, but it made me realize that the material composing the seats is more fragile than I thought it would be.