Stools are great. They don't take up as much space as chairs. They can be used as seating, as tables, as pieces to display art. Some can be used to step on to reach cobwebs or change lightbulbs. Some can be stacked. But with the plethora of terrific stools out there, how do you narrow it down to just 10? By no means is this an all-inclusive list of the best. It's just a start. What's your favorite?

• Becca Stool by Modern Bamboo (shown above)
• Eames Stool
• Zumi Stool by OFFI
• Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

• Tiki Stool by OFFI
• The Museum Stool by Museum & Library Furniture
• Gallery Stool by Hans Sandgren Jakobsen
• Stool by Atlantico
• Rocking Stool by Noguchi
• Tom Tom Stool by Pablo