Stools
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Stools
Oak
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1890s Late Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
20th Century English Late Victorian Stools
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
1870s British Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Stools
Wicker, Rubber
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1860s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
20th Century English Late Victorian Stools
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Textile, Wood
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Late Victorian Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Stools
Walnut
1950s British Late Victorian Vintage Stools
Leather
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Late Victorian Antique Stools
Birch
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.