Not for Hardwood Floors / otherwise great value, lovely, comfortable, and the right height!
Update: We moved and now have hardwood floors. These stools are not compatible, as the round tips of each leg create a divot/dent in the hard woods every time we sit down. Were average weight people. Weve tried little booties and different feet / nothing has worked. These stools need a flat foot option to be 5 stars.
We bought 4 of the green velvet counter stools. Heres why we love them:
1. They arrived quicker than expected / 9 days from order to arrival, was prepared to wait 7/14 days longer.
2. They were well packaged / no damage.
3. They were easy to assemble / one person can do it easily. See assembly pro tips below.
4. They are a lovely, saturated emerald green / the fabric is soft, not cheap looking. Durability TBD. I did buy the third/party warranty because it was cheap and you never know.
5. They are the right height / we have a 37 to top of counter table and we are tall (511 and 60) / this is the height we wanted. Keep in mind not all counter stools are equal / you want to pay attention to the height from floor to top of seat. 24 is the shortest we saw / that was too short for us / counter was hitting me in the tatas. 27 is too tall / had to bend over too far to rest arms on table. 25.7 was just right / goldilocks height.
6. The padding isnt a lot, but its enough to be comfortable / doesnt dig into the back of your legs.
7. The back support is tall enough to give your booty something to lean against / not fall off the back, and even supports our back enough to lean back, but its not so tall as to block the line of sight above the table, which was important to us because the space these are in is small and we prefer a cleaner, less visually cluttered look. They are just short enough to tuck all the way under the table.
8. The have adjustable half/sphere leg stabilizers that you can screw up or down to fix a wobble. They are black, weve had no markings yet.
9. Great value / hard to beat the pricing at 2 for 120.
10. Black base is a matte black, not shiny, and seems well made. Doesnt look like cheapy, shiny, tinny .
Things I would change / all bar/counterstools in this price point have this issue, but when I rest my feet on the support bar, the bar is a bit too skinny to comfortably rest your barefoot / it starts to dig into your foot after a while. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, keeps you from staying in one position for too long. Similarly, when resting my feet on the front support bar, the outer part of my lower leg / ankle tucks in and pushes against the legs, which can be uncomfortable after a while. They are rounded legs, so not as jabby as a square leg. You can wrap your legs / feet around the outside of the front legs (such that your feet end up on the side support bars) / a better result for your legs/ankles, but barefoot, you feet are putting pressure on such a small part of the foot that youll want to change positions often. Neither of these is a reason to not buy them, just be aware / lots of stools have this issue.
Assembly tips / first one will take about 15/20 minutes, next ones go faster once you have the hang of it.
1. The legs are 2 arch pieces that cross over and connect with a screw in the middle, underneath. Do not tighten this screw all the way until youve attached the foot support square / bars / its easier to align the support square if you have some wiggle room.
2. There is no front/back or top/bottom to the support square / dont waste time trying to find one.
3. There is a front / back to the base, once assembled. There should be little stickers on the underside of the base legs indicating which way is the front, but some were missing on ours (we had 2 out of 4 that had both front stickers). If yours are missing, turn the base upside down once assembled. The front legs will be taller than the back legs (which results in the seat leaning back slightly, making it more comfortable).
4. When attaching the base to the chair, it helps to turn the chair upside down on the side of a sofa / that allows the chair to lay flat as you attach the base.
5. When screwing in the base to the chair, there are 4 long bolts / get all of them barely started, beginning with the back two. Then tighten them all halfway. Then tighten them all the way. If you tighten one, then go to the next, it will seem like the bolts are too short and/or the pre/drilled holes are misaligned. Theyre not, its just the design. Go little by little, taking turns / all four of ours assembled easily with this approach (after trial and error).
6. There are extra screws / stabilizers included just in case. Dont go looking for holes you may have missed.
7. We used a combination of the hex / allen wrench included + an electric screwdriver with hex/allen bits / made it a faster assembly with the combo (as with all flat pack furniture). Electric screwdrivers with hex/allen bits of various sizes are available on for 20/30 / worth the investment. Heres the one I bought
Happy sitting! Very cute, looks just like the pictures.
Not for Hardwood Floors / otherwise great value, lovely, comfortable, and the right height!
Update: We moved and now have hardwood floors. These stools are not compatible, as the round tips of each leg create a divot/dent in the hard woods every time we sit down. Were average weight people. Weve tried little booties and different feet / nothing has worked. These stools need a flat foot option to be 5 stars. We bought 4 of the green velvet counter stools. Heres why we love them: 1. They arrived quicker than expected / 9 days from order to arrival, was prepared to wait 7/14 days longer. 2. They were well packaged / no damage. 3. They were easy to assemble / one person can do it easily. See assembly pro tips below. 4. They are a lovely, saturated emerald green / the fabric is soft, not cheap looking. Durability TBD. I did buy the third/party warranty because it was cheap and you never know. 5. They are the right height / we have a 37 to top of counter table and we are tall (511 and 60) / this is the height we wanted. Keep in mind not all counter stools are equal / you want to pay attention to the height from floor to top of seat. 24 is the shortest we saw / that was too short for us / counter was hitting me in the tatas. 27 is too tall / had to bend over too far to rest arms on table. 25.7 was just right / goldilocks height. 6. The padding isnt a lot, but its enough to be comfortable / doesnt dig into the back of your legs. 7. The back support is tall enough to give your booty something to lean against / not fall off the back, and even supports our back enough to lean back, but its not so tall as to block the line of sight above the table, which was important to us because the space these are in is small and we prefer a cleaner, less visually cluttered look. They are just short enough to tuck all the way under the table. 8. The have adjustable half/sphere leg stabilizers that you can screw up or down to fix a wobble. They are black, weve had no markings yet. 9. Great value / hard to beat the pricing at 2 for 120. 10. Black base is a matte black, not shiny, and seems well made. Doesnt look like cheapy, shiny, tinny . Things I would change / all bar/counterstools in this price point have this issue, but when I rest my feet on the support bar, the bar is a bit too skinny to comfortably rest your barefoot / it starts to dig into your foot after a while. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, keeps you from staying in one position for too long. Similarly, when resting my feet on the front support bar, the outer part of my lower leg / ankle tucks in and pushes against the legs, which can be uncomfortable after a while. They are rounded legs, so not as jabby as a square leg. You can wrap your legs / feet around the outside of the front legs (such that your feet end up on the side support bars) / a better result for your legs/ankles, but barefoot, you feet are putting pressure on such a small part of the foot that youll want to change positions often. Neither of these is a reason to not buy them, just be aware / lots of stools have this issue. Assembly tips / first one will take about 15/20 minutes, next ones go faster once you have the hang of it. 1. The legs are 2 arch pieces that cross over and connect with a screw in the middle, underneath. Do not tighten this screw all the way until youve attached the foot support square / bars / its easier to align the support square if you have some wiggle room. 2. There is no front/back or top/bottom to the support square / dont waste time trying to find one. 3. There is a front / back to the base, once assembled. There should be little stickers on the underside of the base legs indicating which way is the front, but some were missing on ours (we had 2 out of 4 that had both front stickers). If yours are missing, turn the base upside down once assembled. The front legs will be taller than the back legs (which results in the seat leaning back slightly, making it more comfortable). 4. When attaching the base to the chair, it helps to turn the chair upside down on the side of a sofa / that allows the chair to lay flat as you attach the base. 5. When screwing in the base to the chair, there are 4 long bolts / get all of them barely started, beginning with the back two. Then tighten them all halfway. Then tighten them all the way. If you tighten one, then go to the next, it will seem like the bolts are too short and/or the pre/drilled holes are misaligned. Theyre not, its just the design. Go little by little, taking turns / all four of ours assembled easily with this approach (after trial and error). 6. There are extra screws / stabilizers included just in case. Dont go looking for holes you may have missed. 7. We used a combination of the hex / allen wrench included + an electric screwdriver with hex/allen bits / made it a faster assembly with the combo (as with all flat pack furniture). Electric screwdrivers with hex/allen bits of various sizes are available on for 20/30 / worth the investment. Heres the one I bought Happy sitting! Very cute, looks just like the pictures.