My wife and I bought these on a whim....and breathed a collective sigh of relief when we opened the boxes. After having our kitchen remodeled, we shopped endlessly for the "right" counter stools. These have a casual, rich look and feel. The quality is outstanding! This is our first furniture purchase thru o/s and --now--we're believers! BTW, we have 3 small kids and these clean up much easier than our fabric chairs. My wife and I now sit comfortably at the counter with coffee and our laptops!