We have four of these stools and have had them for a few months. Pros: They look really good - as pictured, and the construction feels like solid material. They arrived on time and were packed well. Easy enough to build, though the bottom frame requires some elbow grease to get it to fit, as others have mentioned. Cons: Three of the four have a hole that is too big for the bolt in the bottom frame - the same hole in every chair. We tried every bolt and not one would work, in any of the chairs. The fourth does not fit properly but can be screwed tight. As a result we have one chair with a very obvious bolt, and three chairs with only three bolts in the base frame which makes them less sturdy - especially when you rest your feet on the frame. All four are slightly uneven, such that they rock when you put pressure on them. With that said, when you sit on them, the weight seems to even it out and it doesn't rock. Side note: very loud on tiled floors.