Thes stools are amazing. I didn't want backs because in a small space backs tend to take up too much room. These are perfect and stay nicely under counter when not being used. The cushion is very compfy. I thought they would be white as the picture deplicts white. The colors is actually tanish or heavy antique white. It turned out that they match my custom linen shades. It was a bit time consuming to assemble however easy instructions. I would buy these again