Stools
1720s English George I Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1930s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Rattan
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stools
Bakelite, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Stools
Wood, Giltwood
1710s English Queen Anne Antique Stools
Walnut
1730s European Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
1930s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Velvet, Paint, Wood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Walnut, Upholstery
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Sycamore
1930s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Cherry
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1690s British Baroque Antique Stools
Oak
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Stools
Oak
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stools
Walnut
1750s English George II Antique Stools
Walnut
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Chrome
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Stools
Giltwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Bakelite, Walnut
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Stools
Wood
1780s English Folk Art Antique Stools
Fruitwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Cord
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Faux Leather
1740s British Antique Stools
Oak
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Chrome
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stools
Animal Skin, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Cherry, Spruce
1930s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1720s English Renaissance Antique Stools
Oak, Walnut
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Stools
Steel
1930s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1680s English Baroque Antique Stools
Ebony
1930s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1720s British George I Antique Stools
Oak
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stools
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Wood
1930s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Beech
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Wood, Giltwood, Silk
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood, Walnut
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
1750s Irish George II Antique Stools
Mahogany
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Walnut
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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