The stool is plush and exactly what I wanted - I ordered the velvet berry color which works well against my salmon pink accent wall. Only thing is I think the seat height is actually 1 inch shorter than advertised and one out of the two I ordered was defected (the holes didn't line up and one of the screws couldn't bite into the wood) so it was very annoying not being able to have both stools ready for visitors at the time that I wanted them. However, Wayfair was very accommodating by sending me a replacement and I assembled it as easily as I did the first one.  All the parts fit together like a charm (the way they're supposed to, right). And this was the first piece of furniture I put together myself (which is saying a lot) so I was really proud! Comes with instructions for relatively easy self-assembly. All tools provided (minus a screw driver, which you'll need). Really glad I got these stools!