Antique Milking Stool
19th Century North American Primitive Antique Milking Stool
Hardwood
1860s Belgian Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century French Antique Milking Stool
Iron
19th Century French Antique Milking Stool
Iron
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Milking Stool
Pine
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Milking Stool
Elm
19th Century French Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
1920s French Brutalist Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Milking Stool
Wood
1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Milking Stool
Birch
Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 1900s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Milking Stool
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Pine
1890s Belgian Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Oak
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
1910s English Edwardian Antique Milking Stool
Walnut
1820s English Georgian Antique Milking Stool
Elm
1920s French French Provincial Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Milking Stool
Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century Antique Milking Stool
Oil
Mid-19th Century British Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Elm
Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 20th Century French Organic Modern Antique Milking Stool
Wood, Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century British Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 20th Century Shaker Antique Milking Stool
Rush, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Milking Stool
Paper, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Milking Stool
Pottery
1740s Spanish Primitive Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century Antique Milking Stool
Canvas, Oil
1910s Realist Antique Milking Stool
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Milking Stool
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Milking Stool
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Wood
1880s English Country Antique Milking Stool
Ash
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Milking Stool
Pine
Early 19th Century German Bohemian Antique Milking Stool
Birch, Lacquer
1860s Welsh Victorian Antique Milking Stool
Pine
19th Century American Antique Milking Stool
Elm
19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century French Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
1880s French Antique Milking Stool
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Milking Stool
Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Milking Stool
Pine
Late 18th Century Unknown Primitive Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century American Antique Milking Stool
Elm
19th Century French Antique Milking Stool
Beech
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique Milking Stool
Birch
Early 19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Milking Stool
Wood
19th Century American Antique Milking Stool
Wood
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Finding the Right Stools for You
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.
- What is milking stool?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A milking stool is a stool that has three legs and a semicircular seat. The original purpose of the stool was for farmers to sit on while milking cows. However, people now use them as everyday indoor accent chairs and even as decorative accents. Find a variety of milking stools on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the milking stool?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Merrill T. Hamilton invented the milking stool and received a patent for his design in 1906. He created the stool with three legs instead of four to increase stability on uneven surfaces in barns and pastures, so a farmer could more easily milk cows. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of milking stools.
- How tall are milking stools?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023How tall milking stools are varies from piece to piece. However, most of the three-legged wooden stools are 12 inches high or less. This height made them ideal for their original purpose: allowing people to sit comfortably while milking a cow. On 1stDibs, find a selection of milking stools from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023Milking stools typically have three legs. The reason for this design is that three legs tend to keep stools stabler on uneven ground in barns and pastures. Shop an assortment of milking stools on 1stDibs.
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