Rustic Bar Stools

Wooden bar stools for home or business include rustic bar stools. Oak bar stools, antique bar stools or funky, inexpensive, wicker bar stools complement many designs. You can customize rustic bar stools with leather or upholstery seating or backs. Rustic bar stools can easily go with vintage or modern furniture. Whether used as shorter, kitchen counter bar stools or taller, standard bar stools, rustic bar stools are available in more styles than you might realize, with prices ranging from under $200 to over $1,000.

Wooden bar stools don’t have to be rustic, but most rustic bar stools are wooden. However, some rustic bar stool designs are based on antlers or horns. If you are furnishing a room with a western theme, then this type of rustic bar stool is worth checking out.

Even if you don’t have rustic furnishings, you can still fit rustic bar stools into your design. Choose a key element in your current design and echo that element in the design of rustic bar stool you pick. For example a wooden bar stool with a curved arm or back can complement the lines of a curved-back sofa.

Outdoor bar stools in a rustic style fit nicely into natural surroundings. They don’t have to look old fashioned or country. Rustic bar stools can be made with clean, smooth lines that look beautiful even with modern furniture.

You can order wooden bar stools handmade from kiln-dried wood that are designed to last a lifetime. Obviously, these are more expensive than factory made bar stools.

When choosing a bar stool design, it is important to know the height of the bar it will accompany. There should be 12 inches from the bottom of the bar top to the top of the bar stool for adequate leg room. Choose 30-inch bar stools for a bar 40 to 42 inches high. For kitchen counter bar stools, choose a 24-inch height for your bar stools.

Bar stools should be spaced with 25 to 30 inches between the center of one stool and the center of the next. Calculate how many you’ll need by measuring the length of your bar in inches, and dividing it by 28. If you choose swivel bar stools, or bar stools designed like chairs, add a little extra room for each one.

You can also use a rustic bar stool as the base for a table if it is flat on top. Add a glass or wood table top, and you have an inexpensive, impromptu rustic table. This idea works best with 30-inch bar stools, because 24-inch bar stools are too short.

The rustic bar stool is one type of bar stool that will always be in style. A wood swivel bar stool incorporates tradition and modern furniture design in one piece. And if it is the design you choose is backless, it saves space because it can pushed up underneath the bar ledge.

Rustic designs can be backless bar stools, or mission bar stools. Iron is often used in rustic bar stool designs, as are wicker and bamboo. Selecting bar stools will take some time. You’ll need to research prices and designs, and you’ll have to choose the right height for your bar.

Rustic is a style that encompasses much. Rustic bar stools can be old fashioned or ultra-modern, sleek or ornate. From the discount bar stools for your informal kitchen nook to bar stools handmade with horn or leather detailing, rustic bar stools can be as unassuming or as flamboyant as you want.

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