Unusual Stools
Vintage 1970s Stools
Chrome
Antique 19th Century French Georgian Stools
20th Century Unknown Footstools
Cowhide, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Stools
20th Century French Stools
Wood
American Stools
Wood, Upholstery, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Stools
Antique Early 19th Century British Country Stools
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Wood, Fabric
Vintage 1940s French Stools
Wood, Upholstery, Linen
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Stools
Pine
Vintage 1950s Stools
Vintage 1970s Stools
Aluminum
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Stools
Vintage 1960s American Stools
Antique 19th Century British Stools
Oak, Rope
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Fruitwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Stools
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Stools
Metal
Antique 19th Century Stools
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Stools
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Industrial Stools
Steel
Vintage 1940s American Stools
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Stools
Pine, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Stools
Vintage 1950s American Stools
Steel
Vintage 1940s American Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Stools
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Silk, Walnut
Vintage 1950s French Stools
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century American Stools
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Stools
Steel
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Elm
Vintage 1940s Italian Stools
Wood
Antique Early 18th Century European George III Stools
Mahogany
Antique 1880s English Victorian Stools
Walnut
Vintage 1950s German Stools
Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Stools
20th Century American Stools
Metal
Antique 19th Century Austrian Stools
Cherry
20th Century Unknown Stools
Wood
Vintage 1980s American Stools
Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Stools
Mahogany
Antique 1860s Great Britain (UK) Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Stools
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Stools
Lacquer
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Vintage 1970s American Stools
Wood, Leather
Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Stools
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Metal
20th Century American Footstools
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Finding the Right Stools for You
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.
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