We just unpacked and assembled the set of bar stools today but I think I am going to really like them. First of all, they took all of 10 minutes per bar stool to completely assemble once all the parts were unpacked. It was much easier as a two person operation...one person providing the muscle (my husband) to screw in the screws and the other (me) to hold the pieces together until they were secured in place. While the color has a greyish tone, the woodgrain also picks up the lighter tan color of my nearby breakfast room table and chairs you can see in the attached pictures.  I have a very small bar countertop, so these bar stools were just what I needed. Plus they are 100% wood and very sturdy.