The stools are very sleek and modern.  Seats and back are very firm but lets face it, stools are never really comfy and its all about the look.  The finish of the brushed stainless was beautiful and tufting was perfect. The dark grey was a very neutral warm grey color.  My stools were defective on the backs of both seats and it was handled in the best possible way.  Great customer service!  They were very well packaged but sometimes things go wrong during the manufacturing process.