Stools
1950s Brazilian Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
19th Century Irish Antique Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Teak
19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1880s Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Wood
1890s French Louis XV Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s French Vintage Stools
Bentwood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Stools
Beech
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Iron
1950s Dutch Rustic Vintage Stools
Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch
19th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
19th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Iron
1890s English Antique Stools
Brass
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Wool, Wood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
19th Century French Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Oak
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
19th Century French Antique Stools
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Mahogany, Mohair, Upholstery
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch
1890s American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Tapestry, Rosewood
1950s Vintage Stools
Leather
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century British Antique Stools
Ash, Elm
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Braid
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wood
1890s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Paint
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century English Jacobean Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique Stools
Tapestry, Giltwood
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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