Love the stools!  We purchased 4 for our breakfast bar, the slim design worked well, but didn't sacrifice comfort.  The color was definitely a distressed  beige/brown (not gray, as described) but a really nice color.   Easy to assemble, although 2 holes had to be drilled a little wider and 2 holes needed a little splint of wood added because the holes had been pre-drilled a little too big, but overall an easy fix! Would highly recommend, especially for the price!