Stools
1820s Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Stools
Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1860s English Antique Stools
Wool, Mahogany
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut, Bentwood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Rosewood
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jacobean Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Mahogany, Mohair, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century European Baroque Antique Stools
Brass, Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Stools
Oak, Fabric
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Metal
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
1710s English Queen Anne Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Leather, Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Steel
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
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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