$1,347 / item
Rustic English Counter Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rustic English country counter stool, the shaped saddle seat above turned legs and stretchers.
Wood
$1,155 / item
Chinese Chippendale Counter Stool
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Inspired by 18th-century English design traditions, this counter-height stool reimagines historic motifs for contemporary living.
Fabric, Wood
Ziggy Rattan Counter Stool, Hand-Woven Wicker, English Country House Revival
Located in Christchurch, GB
A comfortable and stylish counter stool featuring a supportive curved back, armrests, and a signature scalloped edge. Hand-woven with rich wicker, the Ziggy adds a natural, yet refin...
Rattan
$1,155 / item
White Chinese Chippendale Counter Stool
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Inspired by 18th-century English design traditions, this counter-height stool reimagines historic motifs for contemporary living.
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Counter Stool
Located in Mississauga, ON
An English late 19th century oak counter stool with leather nailed upholstery.
Unavailable
H 32 in W 15 in D 15 in
Set of Three Vintage English Cast Iron Counter Stools, England, circa 1895
Located in Houston, TX
Three vintage English cast iron stools from England, circa 1895.
Iron
Pair of Wheatback Style Counter Stools in Black Made in England
Located in Highwood, IL
Pair of English Counter Stools in a Classic Wheatback Design in black lacquer.
Wood, Beech, Paint
English 19th Century Oak Counter Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This simply constructed counter stool was crafted from solid oak in England during the 19th century. A great patina envelops the whole. Sturdy and level on wonderfully turned legs. M...
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Set of Four Early 20th Century English Pub Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
These early 20th century English oak counter height bar stools epitomize the timeless charm of pub culture in England.
Oak
$2,890 / item
H 4.72 in Dm 14.57 in
Stilnovo Bruno Gatta Ceiling Lamps Glass Flush Mounts Model 1152, Italy 1960
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Very scarce set of multiple flush-mounts by Stilnovo (marked), Italy 1960 Sold and priced per item. 7 out of 23 are still available. Dimensions re 14.57" x 4.72" Early vintage origi...
Brass, Aluminum
$4,500 / item
H 14 in W 8 in D 5 in
Series 03 Table Lamp, "Smoke" Patinated Brass, Stitched Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Sculpted solid brass in "smoke" acid patinated finish, machined and mechanically fastened. handstitched goatskin parchment shade, with hand-dyed braided cotton cord. All material fin...
Brass
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1938, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and rattan. The 5321 table la...
Brass, Metal
$14,950 / item
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
$1,713 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$1,550 / item
H 5 in W 5 in D 5.25 in
Alice Flushmount or Sconce in Brass with Hand Blown Sandblasted Glass Cube
By Atelier de Troupe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Alice collection is inspired by brutalist modular architecture. The textured hand blown glass cubes are sandblasted to create a soft glow. Available in satin brass or matte black...
Brass
$5,525 / item
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 14 in
Series03 Large Flush Mount, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass, hand-stitched accordian folded goatskin parchment shade with diffuser. Shades are made from genuine goatskin parchment, hand-selected for each lamp for its na...
Brass
$3,737 / item
H 26.5 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
By Arteluce, Silvio Piattelli, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Amarante Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Amarante Mirror Designed in 2024 by Project 213A The Amarante Mirror is trapez shaped and framed in solid wood. Crafted by Skilled artisans in Northern Portugal and finished in a g...
Mirror, Walnut
Trousdale Rectangular Mirror
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iron frame and polished brass clasps support a floating rectangular mirror. Modeled after a vintage Italian design, newly produced at orange. Customizable sizes and finishes avai...
Brass, Iron
$7,544 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Vintage Danish Oak Bench, 1960s.
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Oak Bench, 1960s. Mid-Century Brutalist bench in oak with original wool fabric. Made in Denmark in the 1960s in Henning Kjærnulf style. Sides and frame in solid Nordic...
Wool, Oak
Giancarlo Palanti Italian Art Deco Stool, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A glamorous Italian Art Deco mahogany stool designed by Italian architect, Giancarlo Palanti, circa 1930 with elegant high backrest; with simple and streamlined design and elegant cu...
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,500
H 15.5 in W 31.88 in D 15.25 in
Roger Capron Ceramic Tiles Coffee or Side Table Vallauris, France
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron ceramic tiled coffee or side table. This style was often done by Capron during the 60's which was less literal and more abstract, with the emphasis on the beauty of the...
Iron
Newton Curry Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Newton Curry with all structure in stoneware in glazed finish.
Sandstone
Konekt Rib Flush Mount - Large Ellipse
By Konekt
Located in New York, NY
The Rib Flush Mount - Large Ellipse is blown in Italy and delicately framed by thin brass ribs. A cylindrical brass finial, with optional hand-wrapped leather or suede, elongates the...
Brass
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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