Stools
1890s Canadian Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
1970s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Wool, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
1950s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Oak
18th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Elm
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s German Arts and Crafts Stools
Hardwood, Oak
20th Century French Empire Stools
Muslin, Giltwood
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Leather
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
1930s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Stools
Brass
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Walnut
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Stools
Straw, Wood
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
1960s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Paint, Oak
1930s Angolan Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Arts and Crafts Stools
Walnut, Oak, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Stools
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Oak, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Stools
Ash
2010s Emirian Arts and Crafts Stools
Fiberglass, Polystyrene, Lacquer, Paint
1960s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Walnut, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Stools
Papercord, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Birch
Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Stools
Cane, Wood, Bentwood, Wicker
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Fabric
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak
20th Century Portuguese Empire Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Bouclé, Oak
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.