I was excited to see these back in stock, as I was looking for the green upholstery / gold base combination. They arrived quickly and were very easy to put together.  Comfortable and sturdy.  However, I am disappointed in the stitching at the seams of the leather.  It is literally thread, and in some of the closeups in the listing, it looks much more like a cord or thicker binding.  The thread has already broken in a couple of spots on 2 of my stools, so hopefully 1) it is purely decorative, and 2) as I need to trim the broken thread off occasionally, the seams actually stay together. I can't imagine such a thin thread is actually holding the seams together. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.  They are very attractive and were a good price for stools that won't get a ton of use.