Stools
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Silk, Velvet, Bamboo
1920s Belgian Minimalist Vintage Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Elm
19th Century French Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Stools
Wool, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Stools
Pine
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Stools
Linen
Late 19th Century English Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century English Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Wool, Upholstery, Giltwood
1880s High Victorian Antique Stools
Leather
Late 19th Century Swiss Rustic Antique Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century English Antique Stools
Rush, Oak
Early 19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Stools
Elm
1880s Belgian Industrial Antique Stools
Wood
1890s American Industrial Antique Stools
Maple
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Stools
Wood
1920s French Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Beech
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Yew
19th Century English William and Mary Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
1920s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Stools
Metal, Iron
1880s English Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century Irish George III Antique Stools
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century English Antique Stools
19th Century Dutch Antique Stools
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
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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