Well, we love our NEW RETRO stools in RED.  The cushion is harder than I thought they would be, but the other night we had our dinner on our breakfast bar and I really didn't mind  the cushion being hard.  Our new house needed some color and the RED pops with the Chrome, really love the LOOK, the RED and the CHROME.  And, they are the perfect height plus they slide under our breakfast bar when not in use. I would definitely recommend these, they remind me of the old diners with stools.