Assembly required...and after figured out the error of my ways, went together really nicely. Light-weight, but seem sturdy enough & look like they were made to go with my kitchen cabinets & center island. Delivery was only 2 business days & it arrived as promised. Only complaint is that it was obvious a repair had been made in one of the pre-drilled holes (like they put it in the wrong spot...and used wood patch to fix, so the stain doesn't exactly match), but very happy with them overall.