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Top 10: Bar Stools (for the home)

We have friends who are looking for stools right now, so we thought we'd help them out and start a survey today of our top picks. Bar stools can be a tough find for the home, as so many seem made for trendy hotels and bars. So this list is for the home, and we're aiming for warm, soft, colorful and homey.

Marais Stool 30 by Xavier Pauchard
Gubi Stool in Walnut and Leather
LEM Piston Stool in Leather by Shin and Tomoko Azumi

B-Pop Counter Stool by Omar de Biaggio
Bertoia Barstool with Seat Pad
Series 7 Barstool Beech by Arne Jacobsen

Wood Base Stool by Norman Cherner
Miura Stool by Constantin Grcic
Hi-Pad stool by Jasper Morrison

Grace Stool by Philipp Mainzer
Wishbone-esque Bar Stool at Digs
Lyon Industrial Stool

 
 

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I love the way the Emeco navy chairs look

http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=0166

posted by LaDonnaNichole on June 5th 2007 at 7:10am
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http://dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=4726

I like these Guiletto (sp?) stools from DWR -- leather, colorful if you like, and only $140 a pop.

posted by amy on June 5th 2007 at 7:18am
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I don't know if these are new or if I just never noticed them before, but I recently saw the MALTE stool at IKEA and found it very attractive. It seems well-made, and comes in both counter and bar heights.

posted by Anna at D16 on June 5th 2007 at 8:02am
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Oh, and on the other end of the price spectrum, I lust over Thos. Moser's Coal Shovel and High stools.

posted by Anna at D16 on June 5th 2007 at 8:16am
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Does anyone know where I can find a 34" seat barstool that isn't too hideous?

thanks in advance!
-Lisa (OC)

posted by Lisa (OC) on June 5th 2007 at 8:21am
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Don't forget these:

http://www.michaelwhitney.com/site/product.asp?id=90&CID=2&CTYP=1

posted by jimdisc on June 5th 2007 at 8:43am
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has anyone seen the Marais Stool in a counter height version? the 30" one is too tall for a counter height (36") table... is there a 24" version? i can't seem to find the smaller one in the photo. thanks!

posted by meredith on June 5th 2007 at 9:17am
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Does anyone know where I can get a stool that is totally covered in leather? including legs? Thanks!

posted by reshma on June 5th 2007 at 9:57am
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a lot of these stools are pleasing to the eye. I could pick anyone and like them. But when it comes to practicality combined with style, the LEM Piston Stool is bar none. Nothing else compares to it, as it is so flexible and it can adjust to any weight for any body. My problem in bars or counters always is that the chair is high or low, this stool does away with that problem. And now that you can get them in leather - oh so plush. I wouls be very happy with the wooden ones too.

posted by Anusha73 on June 5th 2007 at 10:24am
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reshma,
Except for the footrest, these bar and counter stools are totally covered in leather. I have the dining chairs in black, and love the fact that they're smallish while being super comfy to sit in.
http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=3563

posted by Sea on June 5th 2007 at 10:59am
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I daydream about counter-height stools that my friends can sit at to annoy me when I'm in the kitchen doing last-minute pre-dinner things, but that can convert to table-height to serve as extra dining chairs. At Ikea prices. Of course.

posted by Alan on June 5th 2007 at 8:37pm
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I use B-Pop side chairs at my kitchen table and everyone who comes over seems to be drawn to them. I'm actually hoping to pick up two more of them this weekend...

posted by JohnnySlimane on June 6th 2007 at 6:05am
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does anyone have any suggestions for some taller stools? my kitchen dining counter is about 46" high, so i would need a stool taller than 30".. what's a good height?

posted by chauzer on October 16th 2007 at 10:39am
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I'm looking for extra tall bar stools. Does anyone have know where I can find 34" or 36" seat height bar stools?

posted by JLS72 on July 15th 2008 at 2:13pm
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You can get the Bertoia Style Stools:http://www.exoticaunique.com/products/product.php?pid=726

posted by sheydesigns on October 22nd 2008 at 4:26am
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http://www.exoticaunique.com/products/product.php?pid=726

posted by sheydesigns on October 22nd 2008 at 4:26am
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