Custom Stools
Commission custom bar and counter stools from independent furniture makers across the US, built to the height of your counter or bar. Makers here build swivel and backless stools, Wharton Esherick-style and bent plywood stools, acrylic waterfall stools, tiki bar stools, three-legged and carved-seat stools, and reclaimed oak and steel stools.
Featured
APEX mid century modern swiveling stool
by Marco Bogazzi
Acrylic Stool - Folded "Waterfall Edge" 3/4" Thick Clear Acrylic - Custom Sizing Available
by Matthew James
Featured Makers
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Rob Williams
Grain
Hudson, NYGRAIN is a woodwork & design studio located in Hudson, NY. Producing fine furniture, lighting & acces...
William Keser
William Keser
Ladson, SCI am a woodworking artisan producing bench made furniture and other woodwork. I work out of Ladson, S...
Carl Hartman
King of the Forest Furniture
Drummond Island, MIKing of the Forest – Custom Wood Furniture Productions., has been building and selling custom log fur...
Matthew Scott Williams
Renaissance Custom Furniture
Mineola, TXHand made Artisan Level Furniture guaranteed for life. Your design or ours to your specification. Any...
About Stools
Stools here include bar and counter stools with swivel seats or fixed, backless or with low backs; Wharton Esherick-style stools; bent plywood and acrylic waterfall stools; tiki bar stools, including sets for bars and restaurants; three-legged and carved-seat stools; reclaimed oak and steel; and keg, axe-handle and ice-cream-parlor stools. Listings offer stools in both bar and counter heights, with sculpted seats, swivel plates and upholstered seats.
What sets the price
A listing's price is usually a starting point. Half of the listings here are priced between about $300 and $1,000, with a median near $560, and one in ten is priced above $1,750. Wood or metal, a swivel, a back, carving or upholstery, and the number of stools set the price of a commission. Check whether a listing is priced for one stool or a set.
Before you start
- Measure from the floor to the underside of your counter or bar top.
- Measure the length of the counter where people will sit.
- How many stools, and whether they swivel or have backs.
- The seat material: wood, upholstery or acrylic.
- For a business, the number of stools and your opening date.
For tables, see Dining Tables; for bars, see Bars & Bar Carts.
Describe the stool with the materials, size, budget and date you have in mind, and makers who do this work send proposals. You pay a 50% deposit on the one you approve, see the finished stool by photos, video call or studio visit, and pay the balance once you approve it; Maker Marketplace holds that payment while it ships.
Frequently asked questions
Measure from the floor to the underside of your counter or bar top, and give that measurement to the maker. They set the seat height so there's room for your legs under the top, and the footrest height to match. If you're replacing stools you like, measure their seat height as well.
Measure the length of the counter where people will sit, and tell the maker. Seat width, swivel seats and armrests all change how many stools fit with room for elbows and for getting on and off. The maker can suggest a number of stools and the spacing for your counter.
Backless stools tuck under the counter and suit quick seating, while a low or full back is more comfortable through a long meal. Swivel seats make it easier to get on and off at a tight counter. Listings include all of these, so say how the stools will be used and by whom.
Yes. Sets of tiki bar stools for commercial use are among the listings here. For a business, say how many stools you need, the bar height, how heavily they'll be used and your opening date, and ask about the finishes and construction the maker recommends for daily commercial use.
