We are very pleased with our stool purchase. We bought 4 of the counter height and two of the bar height and all 6 of these stools are beautiful. There are slight color variations in them, but that's because they are stained and wood. That can never be a perfect exact match, and variations are not noticable enough to matter. Also, this company was excellent about shipping quickly, and one of our stools had a broken leg when it arrived. We chatted online with customer service, told them the problem, and 3 days later, had a new chair at our door. No hassles, no accusations..just great service! I would buy from this company again anytime.