First, the stools were fairly simple to assemble and look nice; however, they are horribly uncomfortable to sit on as there's very little padding in the seat.  I'm less than 150 lbs and can feel the wood frame beneath the seat cushion.  I wish the seat was more firm. Also, on one of the stools, the base posts (foot rest posts) don't match up at all to the other stool so they look funny side-by-side.