Cross Stretcher Stool
Vintage 1940s American Stools
Naugahyde
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Silver
Antique 1820s English Regency Stools
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Stools
Walnut
Antique 1820s Regency Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Stools
Wood
Antique 1890s Georgian Stools
Leather
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Stools
Oak
20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Stools
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Fabric, Teak
Antique 19th Century English Footstools
Leather, Oak
Antique 1790s British Georgian Stools
Mahogany
Antique 1820s English Regency Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Silver
Antique 1820s English Regency Stools
Mahogany
Antique 1870s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Stools
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Stools
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British Stools
Elm
Vintage 1970s American Modern Stools
Lucite, PVC, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Chesterfield Stools
Leather
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Wood, Linen
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood, Walnut
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
20th Century William and Mary Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century French Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Footstools
Oak
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Benches
Upholstery
Antique 1860s English Stools
Upholstery, Wool, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Chinese Stools
Elm
Vintage 1950s American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Stools
Oak
Vintage 1910s English George III Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Stools
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Benches
Antique Late 19th Century English Benches
Oak
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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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