Bring your patience and your strength! While the instructions were simple, the actual putting together of the chairs nearly killed us. It requires some serious pushing and pulling to get everything to align and possibly a second person. Don't tighten screws until everything is in place otherwise you'll never get it together! The table came in a separate box with it's own tools, screws and instructions. It took maybe 20 minutes from start to finish. Very simple and no stress. The 2 chairs came together with the tools, screws, etc. together in separate packaging so you could tell if you were missing anything from the start. Everything came beautifully painted with no damage and lots of bubble wrap. The color matches the site picture. And it came earlier than originally expected. These feel like being back at Grandma's comfortable! No cushions needed!