We did a bit of research and liked the Trica stools as well -- made in Canada, seemed to be of very good quality, 10 year warranty. Things to consider -- if you are getting a swivel, do you want a memory (i.e. one that springs back to a "center" location)? (We didn't; we thought that would lead to more dings.) Do you want metal or wood? Do you want fabric, vinyl, or leather? (Because we have kids, we went with a vinyl that felt very natural -- strictly for ease of clean-up). We went with 5 swivel stools with backs plus one backless that can be pushed under the counter when not in use. FWIW, I looked all over the internet, and then my local store beat the best deal that I could find. Here is a link that might be useful: Our Trica

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I just saw this quartzite the other day at the stone yard. Looks like this is the same one. If you get this for the island, then do the perimeter as well. I think if you try and do something different, but still white, it's going to look off. (unless you do a plain white quartz) . Do a quartz that looks like marble, is not going to work, IMO. They are just two different looks. Do them all the same, or do a dark, solid contrast. Now, if you wanted to do a soapstone, I'd say fine. that would actually look nice. look at this pic to get an idea (different island, but same premise). it's not going to make things look dark if you went w/a soapstone or even a honed Jet Mist granite. Cielo is a quartzite that you may want to consider as well. this one is leathered.

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