Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Iron
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Upholstery, Bamboo
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s American High Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Metal
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Oak
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Oak
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2010s American Modern Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Steel, Iron
2010s Thai Post-Modern Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Brass
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Feathers
19th Century Italian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Pine
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Beech, Cane
19th Century Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Chrome
19th Century Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Mirror
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Fabric, Walnut
1930s Austrian Art Deco Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Iron
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Iron
1880s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Upholstery
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Late 19th Century Country Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Bentwood
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Walnut
1890s American High Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Iron
19th Century American Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Iron
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Elm
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Iron
Late 19th Century Central American Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Metal
19th Century American Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Brass
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Swivel Stool
Oak
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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