Stools
1950s European Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Rush, Wood
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech, Fabric
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Plywood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stools
Oak
1890s Canadian Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s French Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron, Metal, Chrome
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
1960s French Vintage Stools
Steel
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Burl
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century British Edwardian Stools
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s Vintage Stools
Elm
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century Stools
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Stools
Elm
1970s Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Majolica, Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lucite
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Elm
1950s Vintage Stools
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Minimalist Stools
Bronze
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
20th Century Stools
Wood
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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