Stools
1990s European Art Deco Stools
Chrome
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
1990s American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1990s Spanish Organic Modern Stools
Chrome
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Wood, Walnut
1990s Stools
Leather
1990s Stools
Rattan, Bamboo
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1990s Stools
Resin
Early 19th Century English Antique Stools
Suede, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Stools
Wood, Mahogany
1820s Biedermeier Antique Stools
Satin, Cherry
Early 19th Century Welsh Folk Art Antique Stools
Elm
Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Stools
Textile, Boxwood, Walnut
1990s American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
1990s American Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
1990s Vietnamese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century British Antique Stools
Fabric
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1810s English Regency Antique Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
1990s American Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Wool, Upholstery, Mahogany
1990s Stools
Leather
1990s European Stools
Chrome
1990s Art Deco Stools
Steel
1990s Japanese Futurist Stools
Upholstery, Synthetic, Foam, PVC
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Limestone
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Cedar
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plastic
1990s Moroccan Bohemian Stools
Leather, Wood, Paint
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1990s Stools
Iron
1990s Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
Early 19th Century Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Stools
Rosewood
1810s English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
1990s American Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Early 1800s Regency Antique Stools
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish William IV Antique Stools
Mahogany, Upholstery
1990s American Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
Early 19th Century German Bohemian Antique Stools
Birch, Lacquer
1990s Unknown Bohemian Stools
Rattan, Twine
1990s Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Maple
1990s American Regency Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Ormolu
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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