A stool is a very simple and functional element. Stools in large houses are appropriate, but most often owners of compact kitchens and apartments prefer them.
A stool is such an ancient detail of the interior that images of objects similar to them were found on ancient frescoes. There are also records on stools in ancient chronicles.
Currently, furniture designers have again remembered about stools, and now in stores you can see and purchase this desired item, picking up the interior of any home.
Kitchen stools
For the comfort and convenience of your kitchen space, it is worth choosing stylish and modern models. Kitchen stools do not clutter up the space and have many advantages.
- Stools organically fit into any direction of interior design.
- They are easy to move, put one on top of the other, it is also easy to hide under the table, freeing up space.
- They are easy to care for.
- Kitchen stools are less likely to loosen and, accordingly, serve their owners longer.
- Their design is quite universal, mainly stools are made in a laconic style.
- For lack of space for a large number of chairs, you can pick up or order chairs in addition to several stools that are suitable in appearance. Also an undoubted positive quality is comfort during the operation of the product.
- Stools are lighter than chairs; even a child can easily transfer them to the right place.
- For very full people, a chair is sometimes not the best solution, which can not be said about a stool. On a stool it is convenient for people to sit even with a very non-standard figure.
Stool Design: All Variety
- Everyone knows a square stool with four legs, perhaps the most famous model of such a chair. But also there were stools based on three legs, stools for the kitchen with a soft seat, with a screw design.
- The legs are also different: carved, crossed, twisted, cast, straight.
- Creative versions of kitchen stools in the form of all kinds of shelves and stairs are firmly gaining ground.
- Stools carved from a solid tree trunk, called "stump".
- Bar stools have long been fond of, they have a high narrow leg and horizontal leg support. Such stools for the kitchen look very solid.
Materials for stools
The price of this design depends on the material from which it is created. Inexpensive kitchen stools can be bought from particleboard, plastic and wood.
- It is worth considering that plastic models are very mobile, they are easy to clean, easy to carry. This type of stools is the most successful that you can choose for a country kitchen. The negative sides of such stools: the seat surface is solid, not very pleasant appearance, the product is fragile.
- Kitchen stools made of chipboard material can withstand heavy loads, are resistant to various types of pollution, tolerate temperature fluctuations well.
- Wooden stools are environmentally friendly, durable, suitable for a classic design style. Such stools are made for the kitchen with both soft and hard seats.
Pros and cons of metal structures for kitchen stools
Metal models of stools are very reliable and strong. They also come with different types of seats, like wooden ones. But much heavier than wooden stools. Typically, metal models can only have a colored padded seat. Failures and corrosion of the metal also do not greatly harm this type of kitchen stools. They can withstand very high weight without difficulty and fit perfectly into a kitchen furnished in hi-tech, techno, loft or minimalist style. The disadvantage of this type of stools is their tendency to scratch the floor. Therefore, if you value the covering of your floor, pick up stools easier or use special overlays for the legs of chairs. And where the floor is covered with porcelain stoneware, stone and other similar materials, the use of metal structures of stools will not cause severe harm.
What are good wooden stools for the kitchen
These stools are considered the most expensive, and therefore elite models. Natural wood in itself is not the cheapest material for creating this type of chair. Luxurious design elements are used not only for the kitchen, but also for other rooms. A large selection of natural wood makes it possible to purchase models of stools both from noble wood varieties (beech, oak, alder), and from more affordable varieties (linden, pine).
Folding stool for the kitchen
The design of such stools is very functional. There are folding models with a soft textile seat, with a hard seat. This type of furniture is able to fulfill not only its direct functions, but also play the role of a fairly stylish flower stand. Folding models are convenient - you can put them in a closet or in another place. And when guests come and there is suddenly not enough seating, you can use such a stool. The folding mechanism of such stools needs to be lubricated and tightened from time to time. Of the minuses - these models are not very durable due to the features of the folding mechanism.
Stool with drawer
Stools with a drawer for storing some small items in their niche are the optimal solution for small apartments. Although compact stools made of wood and chipboard, having small dimensions, fit perfectly into the interior of any home. Such an interior detail can become not only a kitchen attribute, but also perfectly complement your child’s corner.
Screw construction
This stool design allows you to raise and lower the stool seat with a screw. It is convenient to adjust such a seat to the height of the child.
Sheathed Stools
Models of stools with covers made of textiles, leather and leatherette - a great solution for any kind of interior. The seats of such stools are soft and comfortable, the covers can be easily removed, washed or cleaned in another suitable way. It will be easy to choose covers for your textile kitchen design.
What to look for when buying a stool
Here are some criteria by which you should choose your own stools for the kitchen.
- Metal and wooden models will last you longer, but they will cost you more than other types of stools. Be prepared to part with a decent amount of money in advance. If you want a more budget option - for you stools from chipboard. Decide in advance the degree of softness of the stool seat.
- The height of the product is selected so that the person sitting on it can lean with the whole foot on the plane of the floor. Children are better off choosing a stool that has a footrest.
- Plastic ones are, of course, the lightest ones, but choose the combined options for stools or wooden ones in the kitchen of your apartment.
- The material from which stools are made should be present in the design of your kitchen. You must admit that chrome products are unlikely to fit a table made of oak. Therefore, compliance with the style of the entire room is not the last condition when buying suitable stools in your kitchen.
- The color of the product should be combined with the color scheme of the entire kitchen.
- The size of the stool seat depends on the size of your kitchen. Small stools are easier to clean under a small table.
- Choose as many kitchen stools as people are supposed to place at the table.
- Meticulously inspect each stool. If the model is branded, this is not a guarantee of quality. Make sure that you do not get a defective copy in your hands. Check all fasteners, the evenness of the supports, make sure that there are no poorly processed areas. There should be no scratches, chips, peeling on the stool. Remember one more rule: when purchasing a branded product, you pay a part of your funds for the "name" and advertising.
- Cheap models may not be the best option either. Typically, such products become unusable after a very short period of time.
In the event that you still could not find the right stool models for yourself, you can make stools for the kitchen with your own hands. Products in which you invest your work and time become the most beloved for you and for your household. The simplest options (for example, for a country house), probably, can be done by any man who has very small locksmith skills. But here the products are more complicated and made of natural materials will succumb only to the true master of their craft.
In order to wake up your design imagination, you should consider a lot of photos of kitchen stools.
Care Tips
- Did your favorite stools look not very decent over time? Replace seat upholstery, varnish wood products.
- Lubricate the mechanisms of folding stool models from time to time.
- The surface of the stools, like their legs, must be regularly cleaned of dust and other contaminants.