Many Different Residential Bar Stools Options

By Matt Adams

Acquiring bar stools to put in your home has become more and more popular over the last quarter decade. Before that, it seemed that the barstool was relegated strictly to commercial spaces. Either you would find a comfortable barstool at your local pub, or sit down on a chrome upholstered variety at the soda shoppe / diner. Due to the demands of their commercial use, these brand of bar stools were necessarily sturdier than typical residential use furniture, and as such, stood up to some heavy duty use.

However, now residential bar stools can be readily found and are a great addition to many rooms or outside spaces. Given their height, bar stools add some increased vertical visual dimension to a room. If properly placed they can create a point of visual interest. Although, physically bar stools require more space than regular furniture, their height lends itself to the creation of vertical space.

Bar stools come in two general heights. The original height is 30 inches. These stools fit the standard bar height. A newer and increasingly popular height is the 24 inch bat stool. This shorter stool is well suited for children. The 24 inch bar stool is commonly found at kitchen breakfast bars. This shorter stool is also good for those people with mobility impairments.

Since you can find a set of bar stools in just about any style that you can imagine, you should think about the options that you will want in your stools before you decide on your final choice. Aside from height, the different attributes which distinguish bar stools are the material they are made from, whether they are swivel or not, and if they are backless or have a back and/or arms. The deluxe model is of course the swivel barstool with a back and arms. One of the biggest benefits of a swivel stool that I must mention is the fact that you will tend to swivel out of your stool, rather than push back from the bar, thereby preventing scratches on your floor.

Some bars stools have full backs while other bar stools have half backs or no backs at all. There are two things to consider when deciding to buy a backless bar stool. The first issue is comfort. Backless bar stools are less comfortable. This might not be important if you only intend to use the bar stool for short periods of time. The second thing to consider is available space. Backless bar stools are ideally suited for smaller spaces.

When deciding to update your furniture or re-model part of your house, you should consider adding some bar stools to the design scheme. Bar stools come in a wide range of styles, colors, and materials. They can be hard seated, upholstered, or leather. Backless bar stools are simply one example of many different options available on the residential furniture market. - 33383

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