The barstools match my couch exactly.  Even my husband was surprised that they match so well and he's not one to comment on things like this.  They were a little hard to put together.  Well...not hard so much as they were time consuming.  There's lots of parts and you have to use this itty bitty wrench or whatever it is.  My husband and his brother tackled the project together, but it did take them quite a bit of time to get it done.  I really like the stools.  I take it they aren't high end for the price I paid, but I was really impressed by them all the same.  I swapped at my local interior stores and they wanted over $500 for a stool. There's no way I was going to pay that much for a barstool.  I was skeptical when I saw these on your site and the fact that they were so affordable, but we've been nothing but happy with them.  Excellent choice and a great purchase!