I give the stools 5 stars for the quality and price, but I took off one star for the instructions. Not the worst, but most companies need to do trial tests with their instructions before they go to market. The second one was much easier to build because I figured out a better way to put it together. I highly recommend the stools for the quality and appearance. And they are still quite easy to assemble- I just thought the instructions could have been a little better.