Pair of English Midcentury Bronze Barstools with New Black Wool Velvet Cushions
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of 1950s English bronze barstools, Mid-Century Modern design with low-profile backs.
Bronze
Set of Three English Barstools, circa 1940
Located in High Point, NC
Set of three English barstools, made from oak and elm. The seats are made from oak and are resting on unusual bases made from elm with unique shape and two different length of hand-t...
Elm, Oak
Set of Four English Folk Art Stools, circa 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
Set of four English barstools made of elm. The tops are shaped and beveled around the edges, and are supported on trestle type sides which end in shaped feet.
Elm
George Nakashima Barstool in English Walnut, 1960s
By George Nakashima
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
George Nakashima high stool, studio made piece in English walnut, circa 1960.
Walnut
Pair of Country English Style Oak Leather Barstools
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome pair of barstools crafted by Minton-Spidell artisans in Los Angeles CA.
Brass
Antique English Pedestal Plant Stand Display Table Barstool Carved Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
CHARMING and UNIQUE~~Antique English Carved Oak Pedestal, Plant stand, End Table, Display Table OR Barstool~~30.5" T Beautifully carved top with handle cutout and splayed legs ...
Oak
Pair of English Barstools, circa 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of English barstools made of elm. The seats are wonderfully grained and are supported on trestle type sides which end in shaped feet.
Elm
Pair of English style barstools
Located in Santa Monica, CA
reconditioned leather seat barstools chippendale style
Mahogany, Leather
Set of Four English 1930s Beechwood Barstools
Located in East Hampton, NY
Four barstools from the 1930's from a pub in Turnbridge Wells, England with armrests and footrests. Can be reduced in height 1-6" if desired.
Beech
Pair of Swivel Barstools
Located in Houston, TX
English Sabre-Leg Swivel Barstool manufactured by Sterling Collection.
Wood
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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