Bar Stools Selection Tips
Tips | Apr 14, 2022
Bar stools, one type of seating, are initially used in pubs or bars when mentioned. Owing to their narrowness and height, bar stools are becoming widely used in restaurants, cafes as well as cosmetic stores etc. Nowadays more and more people prefer to placing such bar stools at home to add some modern air to its interior decoration.
For those who still don’t know much about bar stools, here are some little tips for your reference.
1. Categories of Bar Stools
With the development of technology and consumers’ needs, the categories of bar stools have become diversified. They could be classified into different types based on different factors.
1) By Raw Materials
There are many different types of bar stools based on different materials: metal and wood bar stools, wood bar stools, acrylic bar stools, metal bar stools, rattan or bamboo bar stools, leather bar stools, fabrics bar stools and plastic bar stools etc.
2) By Functional Performance
There are swivel bar stools, adjustable height bar stools as well as fixed height bar stools and so forth.
3) By Designs
Bar stools with backs or backless bar stools, bar stools with or without arms and padding or upholstery on the seat surface.
2. Bar Stool Height
The seat height varies from different bar stools.
1. For bar stools used against kitchen counters, the normal bar stool seat height is 30" (76 cm) with a 26" (66 cm).
2. Counter height bar stools’ seat height is 24" (61cm) compared with the conventional dining chair whose seat height is usually 18" (46 cm).
3. Extra tall bar stools with contemporary style are used increasingly in modern interiors now. The height is 36" (91 cm).
3. How to Select Bar Stools?
It might bother most people to select suitable bar stools for their houses with so many various designs on the market now. Here are some little tips that you could take into consideration when buying bar stools:
1) The comfort of bar stools. Some bar stools are padded with polyurethane foam inside for comfort. You could sit on the bar chairs to test the resilience.
2) The height of bar stools is adjustable or not? Extra tall or short bar stools are not suitable for your house.
3) Please check if the bar stool height could be adjusted smoothly or not.
4) Please check if the bar stools are wear-resistant and stain-resistant or not.
5) Please check if the bar stools are sturdy and solid enough.
Bar stools with different designs and materials could create different visual effects for your home decoration. For example, modern bar stools with high bar tables could be used for modern interior styles. While leather bar stools are suitable for fashionable style for interiors.
ERGODESIGN manufactures bar stools of different designs and colors, such as bar stools with backs, bar stools with arms, backless bar stools, adjustable height bar stools and counter height bar stools etc. All are certified by SGS. For more information, welcome to contact us.
Post time: Apr-14-2022