Bar stools for the kitchen, which is better

The modern approach to the interior design of their own houses and apartments has changed so much recently that the style design sometimes requires the presence of furniture elements that could not even have entered the head twenty or thirty years ago come. For example, a bar stool for the kitchen.

It would seem, why is this high and sometimes uncomfortable chair in the kitchen necessary, what to do with it, who will sit on it?

But life changes its course, people change, priorities change, and, accordingly, taste preferences. Increasingly, in our apartments and houses you can find combined rooms that radically change the space.

It becomes convenient, practical and functional. But often it is not always convenient to live in such a large and free volume, where, say, a kitchen and a living room are combined into a single space, therefore it is necessary to separate them purely visually.

How? There are many options, but our compatriots really like one. This is a bar counter installed on the border between two rooms.

And if there is a counter, then there must be chairs for it. So we come to the main question of our topic.

Read also about how to install a bar counter in a small kitchen.

Materials

In continuation to all of the above, we note that bar stools are currently made from different materials:

• Made of wood (a huge number of breeds);
• Made of metal (standard profiles, forging);
• Made of plastic.

Fabric, leather and so on are used as additional materials. But the basis of any chair is a frame, so manufacturers pay great attention not only to the choice of shape and design, but also to the material, which must correspond to the shape and design, and design.

Metallic look

These are the most durable models that will serve their owners almost forever. As mentioned above, this model can be made from standard profiles, most often from a pipe, but it can also be made by professional forging artists.

Such chairs are truly works of art, they work on them for a long time, choosing both material and design. Therefore, they are not cheap.

The only quality that can be attributed to disadvantages is their heavy weight, which is not always and not everyone likes. On the other hand, it is reliability in terms of sustainability.

And, of course, not every interior can be fitted with metal bar stools. And this must be taken into account when choosing.

Wood

Wooden bar stools for the kitchen are a classic. Whatever you say, but wood has been used in furniture production for a long time, and if I may say so, it is the main material in the furniture industry. With this view, designers do wonders.

Today they offer:

• Timber framed and solid;
• One-piece and foldable;
• High and low;
• With or without a back;
• With and without armrests;
• Different types of wood.

We don't even have to talk about designs and shapes, the variety is so huge that sometimes it is very difficult to make a choice. But the material from which they are made is a completely different topic.

Because not only beauty, but also durability depends on the chosen material.

Therefore, manufacturers try to choose durable types of wood, such as:

• Oak;
• Ash;
• Beech;
• And so on.

The only thing that can be said for sure is that wooden counterparts will fit into any interior design of the room. It is important to choose the right shade here, and everything else, as they say, will follow.

By the way, very often home craftsmen make such chairs with their own hands, which can be classified as masterpieces. This is where the flight of imagination is unlimited.

Plastic

These are modern products that can bring your home interior to life.

• Variety of colors;
• Gloss sparkling in the light of the lamps;
• A huge number of forms;
• Reasonable price (the lowest of all the types presented).

All these properties plus modernity have created a well-deserved fame for plastic furniture. And even the fragility of the material has moved aside today, because manufacturers began to use the best raw materials, which have excellent physical, technical and operational characteristics.

The only drawback is low durability, but the price is not high either. So changing these chairs for new ones is not a problem.

Design and style

The huge assortment that manufacturers offer today makes it possible to choose this furniture element for any design.

Note! This piece of bar furniture doesn't have to be boring.

They usually play a twofold role:

• Dividing (this is the border between two rooms);
• Uniting (merging of two spaces).

Therefore, bar stools should be the highlight that will enliven the interior with its design and color.

What is very important, such chairs can be changed in height, so convenience can be achieved without problems. But this does not apply to all models, therefore, when choosing one or another type, it is necessary to accurately select this size, although models of different heights also fit perfectly into the interior.

But in any case, you need to correlate the height of the chair with the height of the bar. True, sometimes chairs are bought first, and then a rack is made for them.

As for the styling. Here it is clear and without words. For example:

• For wooden kitchen, created in classic or modern style, wooden chairs are suitable.
• For Hi-tech or Minimalism style - plastic.
• In techno style it is better to use metal. Although it is metal, today more often than others, that is used in many styles, even with wooden furniture. Here it is important to choose the color of the seat, which is upholstered in leather, its substitute or fabric.

Read also the article “High-tech kitchen design”.

Conclusion on the topic

As you can see, the choice of bar stools in the modern furniture market is huge. To see this, look at the photos and videos posted on this page.

And the video is an instruction with which you can make the right choice. In addition, I would like to note that today a large number of stores, for example, such as Ikea, are ready to offer you a huge assortment.

Now let's get together choose accessories for the bar counter for the kitchen.