The bar stool is quite a popular chair. Not only for the kitchen and bar counters, but bar stools have taken a trend into the living room, onto the patios and poolside, even next to vanity tables. They’re great at multitasking. But you do want to be sure that you have the right bar stool for the right room. So let’s walk through what, precisely, bar stools are good for.

Breakfast bar stools are the most common and popular design. Breakfast, or kitchen bar stools are generally slim and lightweight, easy to move, great for tucking under high counters… excellent space savers in tight kitchens. You want your breakfast stools to be counter height, and comfortable enough to sit in for a short and casual meal. It’s probably not important (or convenient) to get a breakfast bar stool with arms or fancy upholstery. In fact, don’t put any hard-to-clean furniture in the kitchen! You’ll probably look for stools that swivel, too, to minimize the clutter and chaos caused by moving chairs in small rooms. Your family will be thrilled; a swivel bar stool is an irresistible treat, for adults and children alike.

Swivel bar stools are actually great for any space where turning chairs around causes too much ankle banging. That’s why you’ve get entertainment systems dedicated to “bar stool sports.” Think about it; a with a bunch or rowdy guys yelling at a huge flat screen TV, bulky and heavy chairs are the last thing you want being moved around. Same goes for patio parties and other get-togethers.

Though there are endless numbers of bar stool designs from a variety of materials and textiles, the typical bar stool is either wood or metal and upholstered with leather. Since the bar stool was designed for bars and kitchens, this makes perfect sense: materials that clean easily and can weather a little rough usage. So make sure your bar stools are scratch-resistant and can handle some beverage spilling. Leather that resists easy tearing is also very important. If you know your stools are going to get a lot of beating up, go for some cheap bar stools that are easily replaceable. Also helps to minimize emotional investment. And look, when a bar stool is worn beyond what your décor can take, you can always recycle: build a bar stool racer. Maybe you can even make some money off of this new beer sport rising on the horizon.

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