Bought these for  our college kids town home . Our daughter uses the kitchen counter for art work ,our son is a college athlete and his friends are over All the time…..both kids cook …..these stools get a lot of wear!!  I waited to write the review to see how they stood up and I am happy to say they have passed the test!!  If they can withstand heavy trafficused of college studentsathletes then surely they can withstand the average family of kids.