Top Tips For Choosing The Right Cafe Bar Stools

Bar stools can be useful in a café for a variety of situations. They’re great for slotting into tight spaces where there isn’t room for a chair, they’re perfect for lining up beneath a bar to seat solo diners or couples, and they add a whole new dimension when tall bar stools are grouped around lofty bar tables. There’s a wide range of stools to choose from so it helps if you have an idea of what you want before you start shopping. You can find them at all different price points, and in styles to fit in with all types of décor, so use these tips as a guideline to narrow down your search.

Size is everything

Some people may think that bar stools just come in the wrong size but they’re very much mistaken. Stools have different heights, widths and seat sizes.

If you’ve got a children’s area in your café then you should be looking at stools which stand at around 45 cms and can be found in numerous styles. Tall stools are the ones which most people recognise as a typical bar height and these come in around 75 to 80 cms in height and usually incorporate a footrest. Often these have a back and are paired with tall bar tables. You may find others fitting somewhere in between which range from 65-70cms and these are often used in the home for breakfast bars and kitchen counters.

Style

The fun thing about bars stools is that there are so many different styles to choose from to fit every environment and every need. Some swivel and have seat backs. Some wooden like the Bentwood stools are quite rustic whereas others may be more padded. You can choose from stools which are sleek and contemporary, stools such as our Helen stools which are more simplistic, and retro style stools such as our Detroit drafting stool.

Finish

Again, bar stools come in ,many different finishes to fit in with their environment. For a warehouse style café then steel stools make a great option and come in a range of vibrant fun colours, shimmering metallics, matte or gloss, or simply black or white. If they’ve been treated then they’re a goods fit for outdoor use to and won’t fade or rust.

Other bar stools are made from wood such as beechwood, teak, ash, and oak. On some of these stools the wood may be stained its natural colour or it could have a finish such as walnut, cherry, black or dark brown. Many wood stools are fairly rustic in appearance but you can get classic styles such as bentwood.

Once you’ve got an idea in your head of the size, material, and finish that you’re looking for then it’s far easier to find just the stools that you’re looking for.

Here at Cafe Furniture Melbourne you’ll find a wide range of bar stools to choose from including replica Tolix, Bentwood, and ladderback styles. Why not browse our online store for inspiration or if you happen to be in Campbellfield, then pop into our warehouse where you can try them out for size. If you need any more information or advice then please feel free to contact our helpful staff on 03 9357 9688.