How to Choose the Right Bar Stools

Bar Stools Come in Many Designs

The range of design styles available for bar stools means buyers can plan a room any way they want and find bar stools that will compliment it beautifully. Here are just a few of the styles available in the bar stool marketplace:

Traditional Bar Stools

Traditional bar stools typically utilize dark woods, painted woods, aged metal patinas, and leather or "country" fabric cushions. Design influences range from various American heritage styles to European traditions from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. Fixed and swivel designs with and without arms, backs, and cushions are available in this category.

Tropical Bar Stools

Tropical bar stools draw on island traditions, with materials including wicker and rattan. Less traditional pieces in this category simply use tropical patterns in cushion upholstery.

Transitional Bar Stools

Transitional bar stools mix dark woods, metals, and leathers in designs that are often less visually heavy than the traditional styles. Many of these styles do not have arms or have small arms that will take up less space if the area being planned will have a high guest count relative to the length of the counter or size of the table. Swivels, cushions, and the occasional adjustable height bar stool are available.

Modern Bar Stools

"Modern" usually means a particular "retro" style that was considered modern in its time. Look for designs from the 1940s to 1970s, in leather or vinyl, sometimes updated with gas or hydraulic lifts in the metal center posts. Colors start in black, brown, white, and red leather, but vinyl and plastics allow a complete rainbow of options.

Contemporary Bar Stools

Contemporary, on the other hand, is current. This is the style that includes brushed stainless industrial-inspired designs. A relatively high proportion of contemporary bar stools have low backs or no backs and no arms. While some swivel, a relatively high proportion are designed as traditional stools, with four legs dropping square from the corners. Seats tend toward primary colors, plus camel and black.

Material Selection Is the Key to Design Choice

Many shoppers don't know what style they want, but do have an idea of what they like. For shoppers who fall into this category, they can look for a style by searching for what they like, such as:

• Dark wood bar stools
• Stools with black leather cushions
• Stools made from metal that looks old
• Chrome stools with cool - looking curvy seats
• Chrome stools that look like they belong at a soda fountain

Once a general style choice or material selection has been made, other important considerations must be made related to user comfort. The most important of these is fitting the stool properly to the counter where it will be used.

Consider How the Stool Fits the Counter

Counter fit is determined by two factors: bar stool height and whether it has arms. The most important is the stool's height. This determines whether people seated at the counter or bar will comfortably enjoy food or beverages on the bar, and whether their knees will fit comfortably under the bar.

Bar Stool Height

The height of a bar stool depends on where it will be used. This table summarizes standard heights against standard applications.

Some stools are available that adjust in height. Higher stools are typically custom made for various specific applications that might involve unusual cabinetry heights and so forth.

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