These stools are beautiful (more so than the picture reveals), they are beefy too, and easy to assemble.  They are the perfect color for my newly-painted kitchen cabinets, which were done with Annie Sloan chalk paint and then distressed.  The only drawback for me is that they said these stools were distressed, but it is very minimal.  I will have my painter distress them a bit more, but the color is perfect for my kitchen.  I love them A++