Stools
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Chenille
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Velvet, Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
1870s Victorian Antique Stools
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Other
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Stools
Oak
1850s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Stools
Beech, Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Pine, Canvas
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century American Victorian Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Metal
20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Linen, Mahogany
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Bentwood
1850s English Victorian Antique Stools
Rosewood
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Wood, Fabric
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Leather
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Stools
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Stools
Velvet, Nutwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1880s English Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century North American Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Wood, Mahogany
1850s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Stools
Metal
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Oak
19th Century European Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
1890s English Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Stainless Steel
1840s English Victorian Antique Stools
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.