Stools
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Leather
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Majolica, Pottery
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cotton, Walnut
Early 1900s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch, Wool
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Elm
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Wood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Rosewood
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Stools
Other
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Rosewood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Bouclé, Oak
2010s Spanish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
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.