Stools
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Rosewood
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1860s British High Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Stools
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s English Regency Stools
Upholstery, Silk
1880s English Victorian Antique Stools
Fruitwood
1880s English High Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
1950s British Victorian Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
20th Century American Regency Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s English Regency Stools
Upholstery
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Regency Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Velvet, Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Stools
Rattan, Bentwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Brass, Steel
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Stools
Chenille, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Early 1900s American High Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Stools
Leather, Rosewood
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Wood, Leather
1920s British Victorian Vintage Stools
Elm
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
20th Century Italian Regency Stools
Walnut, Bouclé
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Walnut
20th Century British Victorian Stools
Leather
1860s Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Other
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1980s American Regency Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Stools
Hide, Upholstery, 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.