Hillsdale50945A, Emerson Metal Vanity Stool, Golden Bronze

Very nice chair, we use them for weddings in our church.

This chair is very sturdy and simple to assemble.

I’d been looking for a vanity stool for about three months but didn’t want to pay $$$ for one. I saw this on Amazon marked down to $43, which was perfect for me so I ordered it. Delivery was timely and it came with all of the correct parts, so I got to work with the assembly.The assembly instructions are only one page with a diagram labeling subsections of the chair, so it was a tad confusing but I figured it out fairly quickly. Once I got going, I was able to put this together 90% by myself, and then the last screw came along. It had taken me maybe 40 minutes to get to this point solo, but getting the last screw in place took me over an hour because the slot wouldn’t stay lined up with the screw hole long enough for me to tighten it down. Many words were said during this process, none of which I will repeat because they’d make my grandma blush if she read them. After my partner got home and lent me his extra set of hands, we were able to get the last screw in and the stool was finally complete.It feels fairly sturdy and is surprisingly comfortable for short periods of time (I’m a heavier gal so I was a little worried about that), but that stupid screw cost this a full star off the review. I’m fine with having paid $43 for it and would consider it “worth it” up to around the $60 mark, but for $100+? No. A perfectly serviceable piece of furniture, but the headache of assembly wouldn’t make it reasonable at that price point.

Bought this because I wanted something with a back for when I'm applying makeup, chair is comfortable, not to hard, not too soft, only issue i had when putting it together, one screw did not fit, my husband ended up finding a screw that fit, definitely recommend this chair

Exactly what I was looking for. Comfortable chair and sturdy.

The welding on this chair will not hold up over time. This chair was used in a vanity, so it does get daily use, but, the daily use is about 10-20 minutes in the morning and 15-20 minutes in the evening during the work week, if that and practically no use on the weekends. Purchased in 2018, I can't remember exactly when the welding on one of the legs broke, but I don't think it was much past a year. The chair sat without use for several months while I was away at school too. I still have it and have finagled it to be a rickety chair because I just really like the look of it, especially because the color matches my vanity so well, and haven't been bothered to by another, but the screws loosen so often, fall out and it's a special allen key needed to tighten them that I cannot find now. It was never used beyond the weight capacity, never used roughly, never moved from the vanity, and no kids every used for playing.It's okay in the comfort department, the cushion lasts okay and doesn't pill much. It's not overly filled, but it doesn't flatten either. The cushion cover isn't removeable (unless maybe you take the chair apart, which I haven't done), but in the few years I've had it, I also haven't seen it stain either. I've only had to even spot clean it from a makeup "stain"once, and I use a simple spray fabric cleaner and a disinfectant from time to time.The quality of the paint and metal (besides the welding) is pretty good. I would generally recommend if you know how to weld and can reinforce the legs. But if you cannot, I would look for something else.

I found this easy to assemble, unlike many reviews. Just put together loosely and tighten bottom to top, this worked very well for me. I would recommend as stool appears to be well made and stable for me.

I like that the item is strong and the way it was described.