British Oak Footstools
Antique 19th Century English Footstools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century British Rustic Footstools
Rush, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Footstools
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Footstools
Upholstery, Oak
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Footstools
Oak
Antique 19th Century British Gothic Revival Footstools
Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Footstools
Oak, Rope
Antique 1880s English Victorian Footstools
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Footstools
Leather, Oak
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Bouclé, Oak
Early 20th Century English Footstools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Footstools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Early 20th Century English Footstools
Wood, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Footstools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Footstools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Footstools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century English Elizabethan Benches
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Footstools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Footstools
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Footstools
Silk, Oak
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Antique Early 19th Century British William IV Footstools
Oak, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century English Footstools
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
Antique 1690s English William and Mary Benches
Oak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Footstools
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Footstools
Oak
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Footstools
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Footstools
Oak, Rush
Vintage 1920s English Jacobean Footstools
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Footstools
Oak
20th Century English Chesterfield Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Ottomans and Poufs
Leather, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Stools
Cane, Oak
Antique 1860s British Jacobean Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Footstools
Leather, Beech, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Footstools
Oak
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Footstools
Oak
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Footstools
Oak
Vintage 1920s English Jacobean Footstools
Oak
Vintage 1910s English Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century British Jacobean Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Footstools
Brass
Vintage 1930s English Victorian Footstools
Wool, Upholstery, Oak
Vintage 1930s English Jacobean Footstools
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Footstools
Linen, Oak
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century British Footstools
Oak
Antique 1830s English William IV Footstools
Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Benches
Oak, Upholstery
Early 20th Century English Egyptian Revival Stools
Oak
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Footstools
String, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Footstools
String, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Footstools
String, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Footstools
String, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Footstools
Rush, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
String, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English William and Mary Footstools
Oak
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Footstools
Cane, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Rush, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Stools
Oak, Rush
Early 20th Century English Stools
Brass
Antique 1890s Scottish Victorian Furniture
Oak
Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Footstools
Rush, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique 17th Century English Jacobean Footstools
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
String, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
String, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Footstools
Seagrass, Oak
Antique 18th Century English Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Benches
Linen, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Footstools
Rush, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Benches
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Chesterfield Benches
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Footstools
Oak
Antique 1870s English Victorian Stools
Oak
20th Century British Victorian Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Footstools
Cane, Oak
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Finding the Right Footstools for You
Antique and vintage footstools might add a dose of fun to your living room, but they’re also hard workers.
Even as they’ve morphed into objects with plenty of functions over time, the footstool has a royal past. In Ancient Egypt, a footstool was used to climb onto an elevated chair or placed under someone’s feet as he or she was seated in a temple or private residence. Footstools were also in use during the Ottoman Empire. In fact, the ottoman, an upholstered seat or small bench that initially had no back or arms, was the main seating furniture in a home. Ottomans were a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats.
Poufs, which originated in France, are also thought of as convenient seating furniture as well as occasionally serving as a side table, if needed. (Although, a pouf is typically not as firm as an ottoman.)
Over the years, footstools have taken on varying purposes. They have been used as small portable chairs, for example.
During the 18th century, a footstool might have been long with a low profile, which rendered it perfect for fireside seating. Victorian footstools were small but not unassuming, as furniture makers of the era would upholster the pieces so that they paired with the nearby sofa or wingback chairs. Footstools have even become a storage solution at home, with designers outfitting them with compartments. Today, a footstool might be used to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles, especially if you’re trying to keep things uncluttered in a small apartment.
Footstools are now available in all sorts of provocative colors, upholstery and more. No one is going to put a velvet footstool out on the curb, right? When shopping for your own footstool, try to find one that meets the height of your sofa or other seating (or is a tad lower). It should also be sturdy but not a heavy, clunky piece that’s a chore to move around.
The footstool is both decorative and functional. Not unlike a good throw pillow, interior designers have found numerous uses for this versatile, vibrant furnishing. Find yours in the growing collection of antique and vintage footstools today on 1stDibs.
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