So IMO a no back stool with kids is an accident in waiting. Also velvet and kids not so much. I like swivel stools to save wear and tear on floors and IMO a nice yellow vinyl would be fun and practical I see that yellow container and it totally caught my eye and something yellow on the table after you take the tablecloth off .You can even get the stools that are adjustable so the kids when they are little can still sit at the counter

I have these, no good with children under 5 or 6 for sure. They are not comfy for a long sit, if it’s quick seating with older kids, they are nice because they tuck right in under the overhang, so they are completely out of the way, thats the one plus. They also would not do well with folks over 200lbs

while the stools work, the dining table is at the other end of the spectrum, design-wise. It really doesn't match the style or colors of the kitchen.

At the very least I'd paint the chairs and reupholster the seats.

by chance, what are your bulb temps in the ceiling? they look a tad warm. you should really have 4000K bulbs in them.

Pretty kitchen. I like the colors.

Hello everyone, thanks for your feedback. Yes, I agree that our dining furniture is a little formal and the cherry wood color of our dining set is tough in our current setting (our prior house had warmer colors and was more traditional, and we kept this set). We ideally want to keep the dining set as is even though it doesn't work as well in our kitchen.

I hear you as it relates to durability of the cloth and since they don't swivel, I could see there being some issues with scraping up our floors. As it relates to other options that swivel, how do you think something like below would work from a design/color standpoint? Thoughts on the wood?