Stools
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1850s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Bamboo, Cane, Rope
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
1960s Norwegian Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Nickel
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Paint
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cotton, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Stools
Fabric
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Laminate
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Organic Modern Stools
Pine
Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Stools
Chenille, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze, Steel
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Spanish Stools
Aluminum
1960s Austrian Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Rustic Stools
Pine
1920s Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Hardwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
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.
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