Spindle Leg Stools
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Regency Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
Antique 19th Century English Regency Stools
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Stools
Upholstery, Paint, Wood
Vintage 1960s American American Craftsman Stools
Walnut
Antique 1890s Unknown Egyptian Revival Stools
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Stools
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Cane, Hardwood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
Antique 17th Century English Charles II Side Chairs
Oak
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21st Century and Contemporary French Side Tables
Concrete, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s French Modern Chairs
Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables
Travertine
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
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20th Century English Rustic Stools
Papercord, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Regency Footstools
Yew
Late 20th Century Spanish Stools
Leather, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Elm
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Stools
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Stools
Vintage 1960s German Modern Stools
Metal
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Stools
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Vintage 1960s German Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
Vintage 1960s Stools
Oak, Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Stools
Mahogany
20th Century American Stools
Walnut, Rope
Antique Early 19th Century Stools
2010s Organic Modern Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s French Organic Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Wood
2010s French Organic Modern Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Stools
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American American Craftsman Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
Vintage 1940s American Neoclassical Revival Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Stools
Wood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century English Regency Stools
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Stools
Mohair, Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Spanish Ottomans and Poufs
Wood
Late 20th Century French Ottomans and Poufs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Maple, Burl
Antique 19th Century French Footstools
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Footstools
Wood
Antique 18th Century Welsh Rustic Windsor Chairs
Ash, Oak
Early 20th Century English Regency Benches
Wood
Vintage 1920s American American Colonial Stools
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century European Industrial Stools
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s Austrian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century English Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Rustic Stools
Elm
Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Stools
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Stools
Ash, Cherry
Vintage 1960s French Rustic Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Louis XVI Stools
Upholstery, Wood
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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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