Bar stools

Which seat height suits your kitchen island or bar?

Measure the height of your counter and subtract 250 to 300 mm. That leaves room for your legs without sitting too low at the counter.

• Kitchen island or worktop of about 900 mm: seat height 600 to 650 mm.
• Bar or high table of about 1050 mm: seat height 750 to 800 mm.

If you are torn between two heights, choose the lower one. A stool that is too high leaves little room under the counter; a slightly lower stool feels more like sitting at a table.

Swivel bar stool or a fixed base

Arno, Bavo and Mito sit on a metal base that swivels through 360 degrees. You turn to the hob or to your guests without moving the stool, and stepping off to the side is easier.

Elly and Flow have a fixed metal base. It stays still as you climb on and looks calmer in a row. The drawback: to stand up, you push the stool back a little.

Choosing fabric and leg colour

You configure each bar stool with a fabric from a wide collection and a leg colour in black, cream or bronze. More gets spilled at a kitchen island than at the table; a dark or mottled fabric is more forgiving than a light, plain one.

Match the leg colour to the handles, the tap or the base of your table. Black stands out least; bronze and cream add warmth.

Want bar stools and dining chairs in the same fabric? Elly and Flow come as a bar stool and as a dining chair. More on choosing fabric and dealing with stains is under fabric dining chairs.

How many bar stools at your kitchen island?

Measure the length of counter where you actually sit, leaving out the corner and the side with the hob. Lay out the stool width along that length and leave room between the stools to get on and off. Allow a little more for swivel stools, as the seat turns.

Stains, delivery time and guarantee

For fabric bar stools there is the optional, paid All-in-House service: 5 years of stain and seating comfort service on fabric upholstery. One package covers 2 bar stools.

Delivery time varies by model, from 2 to 12 weeks; the product page shows it for your choice. Every bar stool comes with a 2-year guarantee on construction and finish.

Want to try a bar stool first? Ask in advance whether the model is in the showroom in Maasbree, the Netherlands.