| Bar stool chairs can make for interesting seating | | | | you have between 10 and 13 inches of space |
| in almost any room of the house. In the kitchen, | | | | between the bottom of the table or bar and the |
| they are fun to use at the breakfast bar. In the | | | | top of the barstool chair seat. So what you want |
| game room, using bar stools around a pub table | | | | to do is measure from the floor up to the top of |
| will make you feel like you are out on the town. | | | | your pub table, counter or bar then when you are |
| Even your small breakfast nook will have a | | | | looking at the stools measure from the floor to |
| different kind of feeling when you outfit it with a | | | | the top of the stool seat. Subtract the two |
| tall table and barstools. | | | | numbers and if it's in between 10 and 13 you've |
| Not only are they fun to sit at, but stool chairs | | | | got a winner! |
| can also be part of your overall decorating | | | | 3. Number of stools. The next thing to think about |
| scheme. They come in a huge range of materials, | | | | is how many stools you're going to buy. Of |
| styles and colors and there is certainly something | | | | course you'll be thinking about how many people |
| to suit every decor. You can even decorate an | | | | you need to seat, but one thing you really must |
| entire room around an interesting style of bar | | | | consider is the seating area. You don't want to try |
| stool. Some of these stools could actually be | | | | to cram too many stools together or it will be |
| considered works of art and all of them will | | | | uncomfortable. So, you need to measure the |
| definitely enhance your decor. Today's bar stools | | | | length of your countertop, bar top or tabletop. |
| are not only places to sit at, they are decorative | | | | Barstools should be spaced about 25 to 30 inches |
| accessories as well. | | | | measuring from the middle of one seat to the |
| However, choosing a bar stool isn't as easy as | | | | next, so divide the measurement that you got |
| just walking into the store and picking out a set | | | | from your tabletop by 28 and you'll know how |
| that strikes your fancy. There are many things to | | | | many barstools you need to purchase. |
| consider in order to make sure you get stools | | | | 4. Upholstery. Once you've picked out the style of |
| that fit in your home and are comfortable for you | | | | stool chair you like, you'll have another decision to |
| to sit at. Here are five tips for choosing barstool | | | | make and that is the upholstery. If you're lucky, |
| chairs that will ensure you get a perfect match: | | | | you might have picked a chair that doesn't need |
| 1. Style. You want to be sure you pick a chair | | | | upholstery and that'll be one less thing you have |
| that is in keeping with the style of the room that | | | | to think about! But if it does, you'll be presented |
| your putting the chair in. If you have a Tuscan | | | | with a range of swatches from which you'll need |
| style kitchen, you might opt for a scrolly | | | | to pick the upholstery. Here you want to |
| wrought-iron style of chair. If you have a | | | | remember the colors and patterns you have in |
| Western decor in your home, then you might | | | | the room you to put the chairs and and be sure |
| consider a chair that has a wrought iron back with | | | | you pick an upholstery that will match. |
| a Western motif on it such as cactus or horses. | | | | 5. Maintenance. When choosing your barstools, you |
| A tropical style home might look great with rattan | | | | want to consider how much maintenance you |
| barstools while a masculine styled game room | | | | going to have to put into keeping them into top |
| would be greatly enhanced by chunky wooden | | | | shape. While a lot of stools really don't require any |
| stools with leather upholstery. When looking at | | | | maintenance ones that are posted in leather, for |
| stool chairs, don't just think about chairs that | | | | example, will need periodic cleaning and care to |
| appeal to you but also think about where you will | | | | the leather. This is just a consideration you want |
| be putting them and be sure the over all design | | | | to make because you probably be paying a lot |
| of the chair matches that room. | | | | for the stools and you want to be sure they last |
| 2. Height. The next thing you need to consider is | | | | a long time. |
| how tall of a stool you need to get. You see, not | | | | Bar stool chairs can be a great investment and a |
| all bars or pub tables are the same height and if | | | | wonderful addition to your home decor. When |
| you get a stool that is too short you will end up | | | | shopping for chairs, remember you usually do get |
| feeling like a little kid sitting at a table that is too | | | | what you pay for and if you go for the least |
| tall. On the other hand if you get a stool that is | | | | expensive ones, you might find your replacing |
| too tall it will be very uncomfortable because the | | | | them every year. Get a good-quality barstool and |
| top of the table will be too far away from your | | | | you'll have a great chair as well as a decorative |
| head and your legs will probably be squashed | | | | item that'll last for years. |
| underneath it. The rule of thumb is to make sure | | | | |