Bar Stools in the Kitchen!

The bar stools arrived this evening (thank you Mr. UPS Man). They are just the right height and I think they look great in the space!

We are now also the proud owners of 43 new knobs (see previous post). Not quite as many as we need but a good start, and all they had at my local Home Depot!

Bar Stools

After much discussion (including here and here), the bar stools are ordered. Check them out here.

• Thick padded 15 in. diameter high quality vinyl seat in many colors
• 360° swivel & non-marring foot glides
• Seat Height: 26-30 in.
• 17 in. W x 17 in. D x 30 in. H

They don’t come any tougher than this Chrome Frame Classic Retro Swivel Stool with Double Foot Ring. Two rings encircle the chrome-finished steel tube metal base for added stability. The swiveling vinyl seat is available in your choice of colors. 

with this color (garnet) on the seat.

Thinking about Bar Stools

Now that we sort of have our island (I say sort of because it's not attached to the floor yet and the counter on top of it is temporary), it's time to find the perfect bar stools. The counter is 36 inches tall so I think 26 inches is the right height for our stools. This decision significantly reduces the possibilities, which is probably a good thing. I want stools that swivel 360 degrees, so the person sitting on one could easily spin from talking to folks in the kitchen to talking to those at the table.

Here are some possibilities. What do you think?

from Restaurant-Bar-Furniture.com - see it here. The good news is it comes in 26" height and there are lots of choices for the upholstery so we wouldn't have to go with the glossy soda-shop red.

A less flashy option from the same vendor:

It has 4 seat color options - wasabi (green), red, brown or black. Check it out here.

This one would n-e-v-e-r work but I had to share it because it looks like a cat bed on top of a stool!

It comes in a lot of (mostly unpalatable colors) - see it here.

Here's one I like better:

Check it out here. It comes in Oxblood (red), cream, cranberry and as pictured, brown. Chris likes it in cranberry:

What do you think? Shiny or solid? LOL Thanks in advance...