Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Late 19th Century American Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Mahogany
Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Fir
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Bentwood
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Enamel, Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
2010s Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Iron
2010s American Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Textile, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Chrome
1910s Austrian Art Deco Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Fabric, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Organic Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Copper, Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Silk
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Textile, Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Mirror, Maple
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Textile
2010s American Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Upholstery, Oak
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Late 19th Century British Country Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Leather, Elm, Oak
19th Century French Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Pine
1910s British Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Oak
19th Century American Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century British Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Elm
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Maple
19th Century American Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century French Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Steel
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Chrome
Late 19th Century Country Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Beech
Early 1900s French Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Copper
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century English Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Animal Skin, Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Animal Skin, Leather, Oak
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Maple
Early 20th Century English Country Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Elm
19th Century English Victorian Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century English Schoolhouse Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Country Antique Kitchen Bar Stools
Wood
Finding the Right stools for You
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.
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