These stools are very very sturdy.  Very well engineered and simple to assemble.  (One is wobbly, however, due to a long leg.)   I have confidence they will last.  The red vinyl seems to be very substantial, and they are very firm and comfortable.  As someone else noted, they are pretty big, and after you get upn from them, they will stick out from the edge of the counter by about 14".  The red color is exactly as shown in the pictures.  It is a brownish red (not burgundy).  Against some bright red objects, it may appear to some to be brown.