Stools
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
20th Century Unknown Rococo Stools
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Cane, Fruitwood
17th Century English Country Antique Stools
Oak
1950s French Country Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s French Country Antique Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Cherry
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Stools
Pine
20th Century French Country Stools
Wrought Iron
1930s American Rococo Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Rush, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
Late 20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Oak
1880s English Country Antique Stools
Oak
Early 1900s Irish Country Antique Stools
Elm
20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Country Stools
Oak
1940s Danish Country Vintage Stools
Beech, Rush
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Wood
20th Century Asian Country Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century French Country Stools
Oak
Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Stools
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Rococo Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century Country Antique Stools
Elm
Early 19th Century English Country Antique Stools
Wood, Hardwood
16th Century British Rococo Antique Stools
Brass
1920s English Country Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century American Country Stools
Fabric, Wood
17th Century English Country Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century English Country Stools
Yew
20th Century American Country Stools
Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century Country Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century European Rococo Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Oak
1990s American Country Stools
Wrought Iron
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Oak
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Walnut
20th Century American Country Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Country Antique Stools
Beech
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century Country Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Stools
Chestnut
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Stools
Ash, Elm
Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Stools
Beech
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Early 1900s French Country Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
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.