I am very impressed with the quality of the stools, especially considering I paid less than $100 for both. I routinely shop at discount stores like Tj maxx, home goods, sales at pier 1, etc. I also have memberships at saver clubs, but wayfair often beats them all. The stool seats are a little darker than pictured, more mahogany texture than cognac,  I like them better for it. Sorry the pics are dark, my battery was running too low for the flash to work.