Update to original review: Have had these counter stools for a few weeks. Still pleased with the appearance of the stools.  However, after a day of use, the stools became extremely noisy -- they creak upon every movement and shift of weight, when someone is sitting on them.  They feel sturdy, but the noise is annoying.  Also, the swivel functionality isn't great.  So far, we've had to tighten screws multiple times, and twice have had a screw fall out of the chair while someone is using it.  Not really worth the maintenance and noise.