They look just like the pictures.  I think they are well made and very sturdy.  I would have been disappointed if I spent that much for them and they did not feel like they would last.  I think they will prob last forever.  My son put them together by himself.  It did take a little while.  I think he put three together in three hours, but he was working alone.  He said some of the holes didn’t match up perfectly, but was not something you couldn’t over come.  He also said they had lock washers, so the screws should not work themselves out.  I LOVE them!