I had high hopes of finishing a project from this list while watching the Lost season premiere last night but . . . that didn’t happen. Shocking, I know!
So, instead of a little DIY project I thought I’d share with you some of the bar stools I’ve been lusting after for my future kitchen.
Move me right on into this one. A bubble chandelier and limed, exposed brick? Yes please!! The industrial LEM precision stools are the perfect touch, in my opinion.
I also love them in this cottage-inspired kitchen with their little slipcovers – and you’ve gotta love those painted, striped floors and schoolhouse light fixtures.
Even though these chrome and black leather stools may be just a little too modern for my own kitchen, I do love them – don’t you?
I love everything about this kitchen, and the understated Emeco aluminum bar stools are the perfect touch.
The little pop of green added to these Bertoia wire mesh bar stools adds so much life to this space and plays off the trees through the window. Yummy!!
And these lucite bar stools had me at hello – aren’t they so elegant?
If you’d like to add some similar bar stools to your space, you might want to check out these fab options that I dug up on Overstock :
Could you see any of them in your kitchen? I’ve always wondered if a backless bar stool would drive me crazy – do any of you have backless bar stools and, if so, have you been driven batty? I hope not, I think I’d like to give it a whirl in my next kitchen!
What great inspiration photos! We used to have bar stools WITH backs in our kitchen, but have since replaced them with chairs. I think backless would be fine and I love these choices. If you can swing it, I’d go for something with a colorful seat!
I do love the bar stools in the second photo.
Is there a next kitchen in your near future? That sounded like a clue!
Great post, Liz! I really love those classic aluminum stools and I think they’d be FAB in my new house, but alas I have 4 perfectly good, well-built wood barstools from C&B so I think I’m going to have to just make do (and maybe recover them!) for a while.
Janis,
Wouldn’t that be fun? Alas, we’re staying put for the foreseeable future – and while I LOVE our current house, it’s always fun to dream about the next one! :)
Averill,
Like you, I have some perfectly good bar stools even though my tastes might have changed a bit since I bought them. I hope you recover your C&B ones so we can take a look!
~ Liz
Oh, how I adore those slipcovered versions. I actually have both backless and two barstools with backs, and I like them both ! I really struggled with this issue too, finally settled on some bar chairs from Pier One then customized the seats with cushions and fabric. Love them to this day ! Great roundup !!!!
I’m in the same boat. I bought two bar stools about 2 years ago but my tastes have totally changed and they are too “heavy” for the aura I want for my kitchen.
I really love that iron one on the bottom row. It’s so simple.
I’m in love with that bubble chandelier. Any clue where it came from?
Abby,
I know, it’s so awesome! Alas, I don’t know where it’s from – anybody else have an idea?
~ Liz