I love the look of these stools.  I wanted something that fit under our counter to help make the space look bigger and so we would stop running into the corner of our old ones.  We have very high counters and have these stools as high as the can go.  I still find them stable at the top height.  Now, my only complaint.  The seats are not very big, and the cut out for your bottom is pretty narrow.  If you consider your bottom to be on the large side these stools will bite into your thighs a bit.  Our teens are the main ones using the stools and they have no problem.  I can sit for a short period, but it's wouldn't be comfortable for an extended sitting. I'm very happy with how they look and it took me about 40 min to put them both together.