sounds like lots of colour going on. What colour are your window treatments? what about timber chairs which pick up the flooring & colour in your bench top (stained IKEA style or bentwood) & then some grey accessories... its about your eye matching the same colour for uniformity. does that assist.

I thought I'd close this discussion with a picture of the stools I chose - thank you Tribble for suggesting the Jack Stool. I went with these and absolutely love them!! Charlie from Ancora Designs was very helpful.

Good luck with your bar stool selection. I completely agree with your choice to buy from a shop rather than online. I've included a photo of 2 white stools I purchased (if they suit the look you're after). A word of warning - after seeing them in someone's kitchen photo from Houzz, I bought them online. Both stools arrived badly packaged with dents & scratches on the wooden backs & both had faulty gas cylinders so seats wouldn't go up. A refund was granted months later after PayPal investigated but I had to pay to return them (cheapest freight was twice what the stools cost). Now I will always buy from a shop!

I prefer the one on the right. The high back support means you can lean back comfortably, whereas the one on the left may encourage people to slouch forward. Also the one on the right is height adjustable & can be set to where individuals feel most comfortable rather than the counter or bar being either too high or too low for their own preference.