Stools
Mid-18th Century George II Antique Stools
Fabric
Mid-17th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Stools
Pine
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stools
Animal Skin, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Walnut
1940s Mexican Rustic Vintage Stools
Hardwood
16th Century Antique Stools
Wood, Oak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
1680s Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Plastic
1940s French Vintage Stools
Oak
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Stools
Mahogany
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Burl
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1940s English Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1940s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
1940s French Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
16th Century Antique Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
18th Century British Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-18th Century British Antique Stools
Fruitwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Elm
1940s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Cane, Wood
Early 18th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Oak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Wood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Birch
1940s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Swedish Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
18th Century French Baroque Antique Stools
Tapestry, Oak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Wood, Paint
1940s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Birch
1940s Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Stools
Textile, Mahogany
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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