I bought these stools to use on one side of the peninsula in my kitchen. I wanted something comfortable and liked that these have backs and padded seats.  The kitchen is open to the dining area so I needed the chairs to coordinate with the walnut mid-century style dining table.  The brown and black combination in the stools works perfectly.  The box arrived when my husband was out of town so I decided to try to assemble the stools myself.  The first one took about an hour and the second about a half hour.  I didn't realize until I started putting the stools together that they swivel, so that was a nice bonus.  Overall, we are very happy with our purchase.