The stools are exactly as advertised. They appear to be of good quality and sturdy. They are worn, but that is the advertised look and I expected this. My only concern was that I bought one as a returned stool, which was sent to me in the original packaging and it literally looked like it had been run over by a truck. Thankfully the stool appeared to be intact. Really love these stools, they look great and look like they will last.