Cross Stretcher Stool
Vintage 1940s American Stools
Naugahyde
Antique 1870s English Stools
Brass
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 1840s English Stools
Upholstery, Rosewood
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Stools
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Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Stools
Upholstery
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Antique 1820s English Regency Stools
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Early 20th Century British Stools
Walnut
Antique 1880s English Stools
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Mahogany
Antique 1890s British Chippendale Stools
Fabric, Wood
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Ash
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Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Stools
Wood
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Oak
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Leather
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Oak
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stools
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Other
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Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
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Upholstery, Wood
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Oak
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Brass
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Fabric, Giltwood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Stools
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Wood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Spanish Stools
Wood, Leather
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Brass
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Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
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Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Stools
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Early 20th Century French Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Fabric, Oak
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Stools
Rattan
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary North American Campaign Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Benches
Brass
Early 20th Century American Footstools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque End Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Ottomans and Poufs
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century English Victorian Luggage Racks
Giltwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Chairs
Oak, Reclaimed Wood, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Stools
Wood
Vintage 1920s Unknown Industrial Stools
Metal
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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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