I bought 6 of these to go around my island. They weren't the easiest things to assemble but they weren't awful either. I have had them close to a year now and they are holding up well. The only fault is if you step or rest your feet on the supports a lot the stain/finish wears away. I have a 5 year old who uses the supports as a stool to get up on them so his chair is a little scuffed up on the supports but a stain pen touches it up fine.