Backless in the Dining Room

I feel like in the past two places we've lived, I've always been on the hunt for the perfect high back {or in some way remarkable} hostess chairs for my dining table. You see, I have my 4 Tucroma chairs {@here} that are one of my favorite finds pretty much ever, so whatever I choose needs to play nice with them, obviously.

I'm always searching for vintage, but I've also considered buying something brand new and reupholstering it. However, at this moment I'm loving the idea of pulling up an upholstered, backless bench or stools to one side of the table...

 

I'm sort of a stool/bench hoarder- I've got a few great pieces I've been holding on to for the past couple of years in hopes that the right project would come along. I think this just might be it! Would you go backless in the dining room?