I love these stools.  I have been looking for quite a while and so many of them are too light weight and seem to fall over when you walk by them.  These are heavy, not too, and stays put where they are placed. I love the swivel feature as they don't spin on you but swivels easily.  They came well protected and were easy to assemble once I got the right wrench.  I got the charcoal upholstery and it is just as shown.  My husband spilled milk on one of the stools and it wiped right up.  They look beautiful with my new grey and black kitchen.  I would highly recommend these.