Curule Stool
Antique 1880s French Stools
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut, Plywood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 1900s American Stools
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Stools
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Iron
Vintage 1920s Unknown Arts and Crafts Stools
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Stools
Giltwood, Wood, Upholstery
Vintage 1940s English Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Fabric, Oak
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Animal Skin, Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Chairs
Beech, Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Footstools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Stools
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Stools
Velvet, Walnut, Trimming, Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Stools
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century English Stools
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Stools
Mahogany, Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Iron, Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Metal
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Stools
Wood, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Stools
Wood, Upholstery
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Greco Roman Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Portuguese Greco Roman Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Portuguese Greco Roman Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Restauration Stools
Mahogany
20th Century French Stools
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Trimming
20th Century Regency Stools
Brass
Vintage 1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
20th Century Classical Roman Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Stone, Wrought Iron
Antique 1880s French Stools
Bronze, Steel
20th Century French Stools
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
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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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