$772 / item
Ginger Bread Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Ginger bread minimalist stool Dimensions: Diameter 35 x heighr 45 cm Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating. Availab...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,042 / item
Black and Gold Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Black and Gold Minimalist stool Dimensions: Diameter 35 x H 45 cm Materials: Steel w. Matte Powder Coating, Aluminum w. Matte Powder Coating & Stainless Steel w. Gold Titanium Pl...
Aluminum, Steel
$772 / item
Forest Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Forest minimalist stool Dimensions: Diameter 35 x height 45 cm Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating. Available in colors: Taupe, bordeaux, ...
Aluminum, Steel
$772 / item
Taupe Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe minimalist stool Dimensions: Diameter 35 x height 45 cm Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating. Available in colors: Taupe, bordeaux, f...
Aluminum, Steel
$772 / item
Black Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Black minimalist stool Dimensions: Diameter 35 x H 45 cm Materials: Steel w. Matte Powder Coating & Aluminum w. Matte Powder Coating. Available in colors: Taupe, Bordeaux, Fores...
Aluminum, Steel
$772 / item
Bordeaux Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux minimalist stool Dimensions: Diameter 35 x H 45 cm Materials: Steel w. Matte Powder Coating & Aluminum w. Matte Powder Coating. Available in colors: Taupe, Bordeaux, Fo...
Aluminum, Steel
$840 / item
Olive Cielo Footstool by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Olive Cielo footstool by Sebastian Herkner Materials: Galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings are made from recycled plastic. Technique: Made from recycled plastic and weaved by local craftspeople in Cartagena, Colombia. Dimensions: W 70 x D 45 x H 41.8 cm Also available colors: brown, mint/ black, black-black, olive/ menta, purple/ carne , honey/ menta. The Cielo Foot Stool is the perfect companion to the Cielo Lounge Chair...
Steel
Set of 2 High Black Stained Oak DOM Stools by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 high black stained oak DOM stools by Marcos Zanuso Jr Materials: High stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained. Technique: Lacquered met...
Oak
FINE PAIR OF ORNATE HAND CARVED VICTORIAN BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD FOOTSTOOLs
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of small, fully restored hand dyed brown leather Antique Chesterfield footstools which we...
Leather, Hardwood
Macaron stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
By Daniel Basso, Estudio Florida
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022. The Argentinian artist Daniel Basso joins the architecture studio Estudio Florida to create an everyday...
Fabric, Wood
Rare circa 1860 Victorian Triangle Hunting Stool from Buckeburg Castle, Germany
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning very rare 19th century Hunting stool from Buckeberg Castle, Germany A very good looking collectable piece, I h...
Upholstery, Walnut
2021 KK97170 Safari Footstool by Kaare / Esben Klint for Carl Hansen in Leather
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Esben Klint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a KK97170 Safari Footstool with solid ebonized ash wood frame and black leather seat. The footstool, designed by Esben Klint and pr...
Leather, Ash
1784 Collection Wooden Stool
Located in CDMX, MX
1784 Collection wooden stool made in oak or tzalam wood, can have a natural look or painted black.
Oak
$3,300 / item
Walter Lamb Ottomans
By Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter Lamb Ottomans model C-5706, pair Brown Jordan USA, c. 1952 bronze, cotton cord 17½ h × 23½ w × 15 d in (44 × 60 × 38 cm) Literature: Walter Lamb, manufacturer's catalog, 1954,...
Bronze
$1,950 / set
Pair of Georgian Style Leather Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Georgian style leather benches with distressed patterned leather upholstery, web construction, carved perimeter, heavily carved legs with shell motif and resting on ball and ...
Wood
Antique and vintage footstools might add a dose of fun to your living room, but they’re also hard workers.
Even as they’ve morphed into objects with plenty of functions over time, the footstool has a royal past. In Ancient Egypt, a footstool was used to climb onto an elevated chair or placed under someone’s feet as he or she was seated in a temple or private residence. Footstools were also in use during the Ottoman Empire. In fact, the ottoman, an upholstered seat or small bench that initially had no back or arms, was the main seating furniture in a home. Ottomans were a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats.
Poufs, which originated in France, are also thought of as convenient seating furniture as well as occasionally serving as a side table, if needed. (Although, a pouf is typically not as firm as an ottoman.)
Over the years, footstools have taken on varying purposes. They have been used as small portable chairs, for example.
During the 18th century, a footstool might have been long with a low profile, which rendered it perfect for fireside seating. Victorian footstools were small but not unassuming, as furniture makers of the era would upholster the pieces so that they paired with the nearby sofa or wingback chairs. Footstools have even become a storage solution at home, with designers outfitting them with compartments. Today, a footstool might be used to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles, especially if you’re trying to keep things uncluttered in a small apartment.
Footstools are now available in all sorts of provocative colors, upholstery and more. No one is going to put a velvet footstool out on the curb, right? When shopping for your own footstool, try to find one that meets the height of your sofa or other seating (or is a tad lower). It should also be sturdy but not a heavy, clunky piece that’s a chore to move around.
The footstool is both decorative and functional. Not unlike a good throw pillow, interior designers have found numerous uses for this versatile, vibrant furnishing. Find yours in the growing collection of antique and vintage footstools today on 1stDibs.