When I read the specifications it said no assembly required. That was one of the biggest reasons I purchased these stools.  I bought 3 of them.  However, that was not true, you must assemble the seat to the legs. Seemed simple enough until I noticed that the directions were for another type of counter stool that I did not purchase. And the hardware provided, screws and nuts, were three different sizes. I had to buy additional nuts from a local hardware store in order to assemble them.  I finally was able to complete the assembly of all 3 stools after buying additional nuts to fit the screws. Overall the stools came out beautiful.  But because of the awful directions, wrong hardware and misrepresentation of no assembly required I gave 2 stars. I would not recommend as the cost of the stools should have been less since assembly is required.