To have a nice island or snack bar, you’ll need different seating than traditional dining areas, namely, kitchen stools. The stools you’ll want depends on your style, the size of the space, and the functionality required. Happily, you can now pick from an amazing array of stools. Let’s take a look at a few.
Our kitchens aren’t just popular because that’s where all the yummy food is. There’s so much more to our kitchens than that.
The kitchen is where we commune, it’s where we nourish more than just our bodies. We meet our loved ones there and touch base about seemingly trivial things like our progress on that big project at work, or the funny thing that happened in math class, or how hard Coach was at practice today. We share the things that seem fleeting but are the very fabric that makes up our lives.
Sitting around the table or the island, or working at the counter, we are growing, learning, laughing. It’s the room that greeted us when we got home from school, and still does when we come home from work. It’s the room where we prepared holiday feasts. It’s the room where friends lingered longer.
Over the last few decades, the kitchen has become a major architectural feature. As families gravitate toward an open concept, one that fosters more time together, kitchens are becoming larger, often including snack bars and islands.
Reclaimed Bar And Counter Stools
The sustainable way to supply seating. If you want your kitchen to feel like yours and no-one else’s, choose one of these unique, handcrafted stools.
Scrap Wood Kitchen Stool
A modern blend of reclaimed wood and iron, these stools are sure to become a focal piece of your kitchen.
Buy it at Mango and More on Etsy
Steel Bar Stools With Reclaimed Top
The wooden seats and steel legs give these modern stools a masculine, modern edge, but practical functionality that suits everyday living.
Buy it at Ridge Forest Run on Etsy
Reclaimed Barn Wood Stools
These eco-friendly wood stools, made of reclaimed barn wood sourced from Wisconsin, are handmade, and the perfect addition to your family home.
Standard Bar And Counter Height Stools
Classic options that fit standard decor. Maybe you don’t want your stools to stand out, but simply be the role players of your design concept. These simple but attractive stools are the choice for you.
Modern Metal And Leather Stool
The leather and metal combination, paired with this angular design, create the ultimate look in modern elegance. For those in love with clean lines, these stools might be just what you’re looking for.
Metal Counter Stools
Made entirely of steel, these stools, though modern in appearance, are contoured for comfort.
Pine Wood Bar Stool
Hand-crafted of pine from Montana, these stools are skip-peeled, giving each piece a unique finish.
Wood Kitchen Saddle Stool
This popular design is more than just stylish, the 24-inch, sturdy, wood stool is functional, and comes in both black and walnut to suit your taste.
Wood Bar Stool
The rush seating on these wood bar stools lend themselves an earthy vibe. At 24 inches, they are just the right height for your bar or kitchen counter.
Round-Seat Metal Bar Stool
This metal bar stool boasts a contemporary look, with round, microfiber seating. The backrest, and the fact that it’s adjustable, suggest a comfortable place to rest.
White Wood Stools
These classic, white kitchen stools are classic for a reason. They’re both practical and attractive, as well as affordable. They’re a standard 24 inches tall, and fit well into most spaces.
Retro Bar Stools
Retro is all the rage right now, and these stools have you covered. Adjustable, with backrest, and plenty of style, these bar stools will liven up your kitchen in an instant.
Cushioned Bar Stools
These bar stools are a blend of “kitchen meets living room” as they’re pretty enough to belong in the living room, and certainly comfortable enough to linger on for as long as you like.
Colored Cushioned Bar Stools
Perfect for the room that needs a pop of color, these cushioned bar stools are available in several. At 26 inches, they fit well at a kitchen counter or your home bar.
Heirloom White Stool
These custom built white heirloom stools are a fresh, natural addition to your kitchen.
Faux Leather And Metal Kitchen Stool
Sometimes all it takes is a little pop of color to brighten up your space. These faux leather and metal stools combine both warm and modern elements.
Upcycled And Artsy Stools
When you want to get funky. Looking for a stool that stands out? Whether you prefer an eclectic mix of furniture, or want to make your stools your conversation piece, these are the best choices for you.
Swing Out Wood Kitchen Stool
Maybe you just can’t take the chance that one of your stools might up and walk out, or maybe you really like to keep things tidy. Either way, these attachable wood stools aren’t going anywhere.
Buy it at Get Back Inc. on Etsy
Tolix Style Kitchen Stool
The Tolix style kitchen stool is for anyone looking to make a statement in their kitchen and bar. A blend of throwback meets modern, these 30-inch high stools demand to be noticed.
Leather Retro Swivel Stool
Your bar will be complete once you finish it off with the addition of these retro leather swivel stools.
Adjustable Chrome Stool
When the ordinary simply will not due, consider these adjustable chrome and green stools. Your kitchen will never be the same.
Flue-cured Tobacco Leaf Stool
That’s not a carving of a tobacco leaf, it’s an actual tobacco leaf. The leaves are flue-cured, giving them their rich, golden color.
Buy it at Artisan Leaf on Etsy
Kitchen Island Stools
Rustic Bar Stools
These wood and hand-welded wrought iron stools are crafted from salvaged barn wood, and add a rustic, modern touch to your kitchen island.
Buy it at Rustic Reproductions on Etsy
Wood Kitchen Island Stool
You almost couldn’t help yourself when you see this stool. There’s a comfy place already carved out for you. Made of maple wood, these hand-crafted stools were created for form and function.
Buy it at Garny Designs on Etsy
Vintage Wood Kitchen Stool
Antique lovers can blend the beauty of these amnity clerk stools, along with today’s kitchen, creating a blend of vintage meets contemporary.
Buy it at Cabin Modern DC on Etsy
Metal And Wood Island Stool
Not only comfortable as the lines are carved to fit the human body, these stools are also sturdy enough to support up to 300 pounds.
Gray Wood Kitchen Stool
Gray is having a moment, and these weathered gray chairs appear to be a perfect addition to a lively conversation around your island.
Stackable Or Foldable Stools
Stools you can store. If you have a small kitchen or just like more floor space, these stools give you modular seating options rather than a permanent seating area. Sometimes you just want to stand.
Stackable Metal Stool
These stackable metal stools not only lend a modern look to your kitchen island seating, but they’re stackable for easy portability for use in another space in your home.
Foldable Metal Stool
It may seem like just another pretty stool, but no. This beauty is foldable, meaning you can easily relocate it to wherever you’d like around your home. Perfect for when your neighbor Ned from down the street shows up to your party uninvited and you need extra seating. Again.
Stools For Toddlers
Seating at the kids’ table. Fun is the first order of business for these small stools designed for child-height tables.
Bamboo Wood Stool For Children
Give your child their own special seat, personalized with an engraving of their name in the bamboo wood.
Buy it at Teals Prairie on Etsy
Metal Childrens Stool
Pops of color for mom and dad? Pops of color for the wee ones, too! Choose from a variety of hues.
Plastic Stack Stools
Fun, colorful, stackable, and pint-sized for the littles. An easy-to-store option for those times when the whole family stops in.
Childrens Wood Stool
Classy, wood stool, blends in well with your other wood furniture but perfectly-sized for your tots.
White, Rustic Kids Stool
White, distressed kids stool adds a rustic element to your home, while being sturdy enough for even the toughest toddler.
Thanks for sharing Kane! I don’t know about you but although they aren’t a must, I think stools complete the overall look of a kitchen. Which ones are your favorite by the way? 🙂
The Scrap Wood one at the very top, and the Swing Out Wood Kitchen Stool, are probably the two I’d want in my house. =)
Same! 🙂 The scrap wood one is definitely one rare style