Overall the stools are very nice and the only reason I didn’t give a 5 star was because of the visible chrome hardware. 

I used some “Paste Finishing Wax” (Special Dark) to add an additional layer of protection. I also added some matching wood veneer wood plugs to hide the chrome hardware . On the back support and seat cushion  fasteners I replaced the chrome fasteners with some more low profile counter sink screw heads, so that they wouldn’t protrude out of the counter bore. This allowed for the wood veneers to adhere better to the wood.