The barstools are easy to assemble and it helps to have two people - one to stabilize and one to insert parts.  They take up very little room and adjust easily.  They are a brown suede, not a smooth leather.  It was hard to tell that in the photo on the Website.  They can be a little difficult for some people to sit in - they swivel quickly.  The stools sometimes move down when people sit in them and have to be readjusted.