IC INTERNATIONAL CONCEPTS 18-Inch Saddle Seat Stool, Unfinished

This stool is perfect for working at a counter. I have back problems and had stopped baking and cooking. With this stool, I'm back? It is the exact height I need. My only issue was the squared off edges. They hurt the backs of my legs and my heels. My husband sanded them to a curved edge and now it's very comfortable to sit for as long as I need. I am also quite heavy and it is very sturdy.

For the price on this, I totally expected some flat packed piece that would be around Ikea quality. But then this giant box arrives with a fully assembled solid wood stool that is durable and very sturdy. I'm so impressed with the quality on this and it has far exceeded my expectations of what I would get and feels like a total bargain. I figured I would need to paint the stool to potentially help smooth off rough edges but no, it's beautifully sanded down so it's satin smooth. You could paint or stain it if you wanted but honestly it looks great as it is. It's the prefect size stool for my little entryway nook for putting on shoes. And it's totally sturdy enough I don't feel like it's going to collapse under an adult's weight (which I honestly was concerned with after seeing the weight limits on many of the entryway benches I'd seen). My only, very minor, negative comment would be the packaging could have been slightly better. It was literally a stool in a box and that's it. The seat of the stool had been wrapped in plastic to protect the corners, but there was no padding of any kind in with the stool. Which on one hand was pretty eco-friendly and I guess does mean it as kinda helps prove how durable it is that it was still pristine condition despite all that?

Super impressed with the quality of these chairs for the price. We sealed them with the same sealer we did on our butcher block counters and they look great.

These are perfect! Very well built, sturdy. They come assembled and raw wood - which is exactly what I was looking for. Great value for the money. I distressed these and stained them to look rustic and use them as end tables in the living room. I didn’t want anything bulky and these turned out great!

I can't ever remember buying a stool but I ordered 2 of these. I have miniature dollhouses on tables that I also bought on Amazon and these stools are perfect. I was especially pleased with how sturdy they are and very well made. They fit at the same height (18 inches) as a chair with the table but can quickly be pulled out when I need to do something with the dollhouse rather than drag a chair over. I found it interesting in the reviews as to how people painted or finished them but they look great even in bare wood. These are "top notch" and worth every penny.