These barstools are pretty and comfortable. The blue is darker and not as bright as the picture, it looks more navy. Assembly was easy but it was hard to tell the screws apart at first, they werent marked to match the instructions. The 4 stars instead of five is because of two things. First, the set is two chairs and one is almost an inch taller than the other. Second, the screws have loosened after just one week of light use. Hopefully that wont be an ongoing issue. My husband is a bigger guy and doesnt feel secure sitting in it. I think theyre comfortable and the grandkids love them.