Bar stools are a firm favourite when designing a restaurant bar or hotel seating area. Not only do they provide practical seating for high tables or along the edge of the bar itself, the bar stool provides an opportunity to add a fashionable accessory and a stylish addition to your hotel interior. With so many designs on the furniture market, it can take a while to find the right bar stool that ticks all your boxes. As contract furniture suppliers, Bourne Furniture are huge fans of the bar stool and have put together our very own buying guide to help simplify the decision making process.
Most of our bar stools are fully customisable with a choice of fabric and finishes to suit your particular design scheme. Our expert team are always on hand to help talk through any options, budgets and delivery schedules.
How Do You Find the Perfect Bar Stool?
Style: Barstools are as much about style as they are about practicality. Often used as a statement piece within an interior design scheme, bar stools can add a pop of colour, incorporate texture or add interest.
Comfort: No matter how stylish or chic your restaurant’s interior design scheme, if your customers are sitting on an uncomfortable piece of furniture, that’s what they will remember and could even lead to an establishment receiving bad reviews. Make sure the style of barstool you chose is comfortable to sit on and is the right height for the table or bar.
Durability: Bar stools for use in the hospitality industry need to withstand heavy use. No hotel or restaurant owner wants to deal with broken furniture or frequently replace items. Bourne’s range of barstools are specifically designed for use in hotels and bars and come with our guarantee and trusted after-sales support.
Cost: Finding the right bar stools at the right price without compromising on quality is essential when choosing contract furniture. We can help you work with your budget and are confident our bar stools offer exceptional value for money.
Popular Bar Stool Styles
Bar stools come in many shapes and sizes, here are a few examples of popular bar stool styles along with some of our favourite products from Bourne Furniture’s contract furniture selections.
Metal Frame Bar Stool
Metal frame bar stools are a popular choice for a modern interior and feature in many hotel bar designs. The Amy Bar Stool is a stylish option with a high back and a scalloped padded seat. The thin metal frame comes in a range of 12 different metal finishes from white to rose gold and the luxurious padded set can be finished with a fabric of your choice. This is comfort and style all rolled into one very attractive bar stool.
Swivel Bar Stool
The Swivel bar seat is a hugely practical option as the ability to spin the seat around enables a sociable and easily interchangeable seating option. The Lottus Spin Bar Stool has a sleek modern design and comes in chrome or a variety of colourful lacquer finishes.
Adjustable Height Bar Stool
Any bar stool with an adjustable height option is a very versatile choice for the hospitality industry, meaning the height of your table or bar is not dictated by your bar stool or vice versa. The Philadelphia Bar Stool is a solid, adjustable height bar stool with an industrial design that is popular with many hotels and bars.
Winged Back Bar Stool
A winged back bar stool is characterised by having stylised winged shaped sides inspired by a classic wing back armchair. One of our favourites is the Wings Bar Stool with its sleek black powder-coated metal frame and a comfy padded seat and back, which looks great with any fabric, leather or faux leather.
Pedestal Bar Stool
Pedestal bar stools have a single supporting pole joined onto a base and are usually height adjustable and will swivel. They are great for a hospitality setting as they can sit close together without interlocking legs. The Alhambra Bar Stool is a typical example of a height-adjustable, swivel pedestal seat and suits a whole variety of settings in the leisure industry.
Tripod Bar Stool
A tripod bar stool has three legs, a rounded or triangular seat and will typically be made of wood. The legs are usually joined by horizontal bars, which strengthen the stool and can be used as a footrest. Our Finn Bar Stool is a simple modern bar stool with a wooden frame and a simple padded seat.
Bucket Bar Stool
A bucket seat bar stool is any barstool that features a contoured seat instead of a flat base to sit on. A bucket bar stool will typically be a comfortable option as it offers a moulded fit. The Gotham Bar Stool is an example of a bucket bar stool that comes in a whole range of colours in a stylish design.
Low Back Bar Stool
A low back bar stool has a small backrest offering the perfect compromise between a backless barstool or a bar stool with a high back. The low back bar stool is ideal for a modern minimalist look. Our Ginevra Bar Stool is a sturdy, upholstered low back bar stool with many different finishes available it’s often chosen for use in hotel bar settings.
Open Back Bar Stool
Open-back barstools are stools without a solid back that can come in various designs from a simple cutaway to a carved ladder or other ornate design. We love our Artu Bar Stool with its classic curved back design and semi-circle shaped open back. The Artu Bar Stool makes the perfect addition to a boutique hotel bar with stylish options such as stud detailing and metal caps to the feet. It looks particularly great with a luxury velvet upholstery option.
Armchair Bar Stool
Armchair bar stools have small armrests and either a low or a high back. Armchair bar stools provide a high comfort option and give a formal feel, perfect for boutique hotel bars and high-end restaurants. You may find they are bulkier and take up slightly more space than other bar stool options, so make sure you plan your seating space accordingly. The Macka Bar Stool is one of our favourite bar stools with a sturdy back, stylish arms, and an attractive metal frame.
Need any help finding the right bar stool for your restaurant or bar?
The team at Bourne Furniture are here to guide you through the process of finding the right bar stools or any other contract furniture you require for your hotel refit, bar design or restaurant interior design project. We have years of experience and a trusted reputation, and have worked with many of the UK’s leading hospitality brands including Hilton Hotels, Marriot Hotels, and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, as well as many bars and restaurants. Please get in touch to talk to us about your project, and we would be happy to help you find the perfect bar stools to complement your design scheme.