In the interest of keeping this thread alive, and in response (much belated) to orcagirl, I say this: do you have both fabrics to feel and look at in front of you? Which was more appealing? My own understanding (not yet the voice of experience) is that acrylics and acrylic blends tend to hold up well to regular use, do not stain easily/ ever, and are, as you noted, less expensive than many other fibers. In this sense, if you like the "hand" of the cotton/ acrylic blend option, you are unlikely to be any less satisfied by it five years from now than today. However, if you do NOT have both fabrics in front of you to touch, answering becomes much more difficult! (Also, as an aside to justerrilynn, I LOVE the way those little stools turned out! Wow!)

oh my ! I love your choices. and i agree about the recommended. have you been to spoonflower yet? If nothing else you can design or have someone else do it and they will print, and maybe sales of it will pay for what you ordered. i can't keep the whole catalog, but here are a few i got for ohters projects. with this they have a lot like this under fairy taleoh how could i forget this? i better go or i will do this all night!

A few ideas, I’m not really sure exactly what style you’re looking for. https://www.houzz.com/products/montclare-and-taupe-bonded-leather-upholstered-counter-stools-set-of-2-prvw-vr~123275336 https://www.houzz.com/products/satine-inspired-stool-black-leather-counter-stool-prvw-vr~111491915 https://www.houzz.com/products/jezebel-chrome-counter-stool-white-prvw-vr~150752190 https://www.houzz.com/products/hart-grey-velvet-counter-stool-prvw-vr~151928033

We did end up buying the rectangular version of the table and have been very happy so far. The wood is distressed enough that it hides scratches much better than our old Room and Board table we replaced. We haven’t put it to the test of a holiday meal yet, though! One great thing I realized anout it after they delivered the table is it would be easy to replace the tabletop and keep the base. While I have no immediate plans to do so, I could see at some point down the road finding a woodworker to craft a new top and keep the gorgeous metal base.