Stools
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
Late 18th Century Unknown Primitive Antique Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century American Primitive Stools
Wood
1930s Croatian Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
1920s English Primitive Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
17th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Leather, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Louis XVI Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Primitive Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Primitive Stools
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Muslin, Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Cane, Hardwood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Brass
2010s Mexican Primitive Stools
Wood
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Beech
1950s European Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Mexican Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Oak
1930s French Primitive Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century North American Primitive Antique Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Primitive Stools
Pine
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
1930s French Primitive Vintage Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century American Primitive Stools
Wood
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Primitive Stools
Wood
1890s French Primitive Antique Stools
Elm
2010s Japanese Primitive Stools
Wood, Driftwood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Primitive Antique Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Silk, Fruitwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Stools
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
1930s Mexican Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
19th Century French Primitive Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Damask, Silk, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Stools
Hardwood
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Stools
Wood
1910s Japanese Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Mexican Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Rush, 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.