We have 4 stools without backs that slide under our breakfast room bar. Adjacent to that is a table with 6 chairs in the kitchen eating area. We never eat a meal at the bar, preferring to look across the table at each other. However, the bar stools are handy for when we want to hang out and watch the cook (my DH), and for when we have people over...they always end up in the kitchen at the stools! Go backless!
Q