The chairs are just what we wanted. They are a great height for our counter and looks nice with the rest of our kitchen. they have a decent amout of paddign so they are conforable to sit in. After looking around at severalplaces these chairs were a great price compared to others. They were pretty easy to put together.With that beign said on of the downfalls is that duering to buildign process you are suppose to remove a wooden piece that is there for support during transport. On 2 out of 3 of the stools the piece was nailed in so tight it took my husband over an hour just to remove that one part because it shattered into many tiny pieces of wood leaving the tiny nials sticking out. Overall I am very pleased with them.