Stools
2010s American Folk Art Stools
Stone
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
1960s Folk Art Vintage Stools
Beech
1940s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools
Wood
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1950s Norwegian Folk Art Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Stools
Wood
1890s Belgian Folk Art Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century English Late Victorian Stools
Mahogany
1990s English Folk Art Stools
Driftwood
1870s Folk Art Antique Stools
Elm
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Finnish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Stools
Hardwood, Teak
Early 19th Century Welsh Folk Art Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Stools
Wood
20th Century Spanish Folk Art Stools
Wood
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Stools
Birch
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Stools
Maple
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Birch
Early 18th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood, Pine
1880s Austrian Folk Art Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Stools
Elm, Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Stools
Wood
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Early 1800s French Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Stools
Leather
1890s Late Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Stools
Walnut
1780s English Folk Art Antique Stools
Fruitwood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
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.