They are exactly as pictured and very attractive but they are not the best quality.  I put together the first two no problem.  The last one was not constructed correctly and the wood on the seat cracked.  As they say, you pay for what you get.  All other stools that looked like this were twice as much.  I'll be keeping the two but returning the third and not getting a replacement.  For what I needed in my kitchen I would buy them again with the appropriate expectations.