These chairs are just what my kitchen needed. I love the color, it's not too bright, but just enough to break up the white in my kitchen. They're very comfortable - not super soft, but definitely supportive. Solid wood frame required assembly, but the directions given were JUST enough to complete the task. I noticed a flaw in the construction that was consistent among the 4 stools I bought. In the end, it wasn't enough to diminish the physical integrity of the stools. 5 stars requires perfection, and because of that, I cannot rate full stars. Excellent barstools at an excellent value.