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The most stylish stools to shop now
A stool is a very useful piece of furniture to invest in – alone or topped with a smart tray if upholstered, they can be used as a side table for extra surface space, a footrest for when you're lounging watching television, or extra seating when you have multiple guests needing somewhere comfortable to perch at any given time. Stools look lovely in every room, whether a plush one used as a footstool in the sitting room, a stool with clever hidden storage nestled in the corner of a bedroom, to a rattan or wooden option as a statement piece in a bathroom. These are the best available now, at a range of price points, from under £20 to over £3,000.
The best stools to buy, at a glance:
- Best upholstered stool: NiX Thither Hexagonal Ottoman in regatta cotton, blue
- Best folding stool: Broste Copenhagen Nola Stool
- Best patterned stool: Sister by Studio Ashby Disa Cotton Pill Stool
- Best affordable stool: Habitat 60 Tam Tam Plastic Stool, blue
- Best wooden stool: Artek Stool 60, birch/orange
- Best rattan stool: Nkuku Taung Rattan Low Stool, natural