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Tips for choosing bar chairs
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Height as a selection criterion
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Design features
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Materials of manufacture
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Color palette
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Sino: chairs, stools or chairs
Comfortable bar chairs with a high back
Tips for choosing bar chairs
The original interior can be created using a bar island, behind which it is pleasant to drink a cup of coffee or tea in the morning or comfortably sit with a glass of wine in the evening. When choosing chairs for a home bar, you should pay attention to:
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quality and tactile sensations of seats
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The convenience of furniture during operation
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integration of chairs in the style solution of the room
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combination of stools with other furniture elements in the interior
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Bar stool assembly quality.
Soft bar stool will allow you to spend more than one hour at the table
Experts say that according to the standard for each user of the bar, there should be at least 60 cm in width. If the chairs are purchased separately from other equipment of the bar, it is important to correctly calculate their number by measuring the length of the table.
Height as a selection criterion
What should be the height of the bar stool dictates the height of the rack. The chair will be high or low, they also choose on the basis of individual preferences and physical characteristics.
When calculating, it is recommended to take 25-35 cm from the height of the countertop-the result will be a parameter for the optimal height of the bar stool. Such calculations will allow you to comfortably sit at the table without rising above its surface.
Standard calculations of parameters, where the first value is the height of the bar, and the second stool height in centimeters:
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110-115/80-85
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105/70-75
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85-90/55-60.
We advise you to read: Bar stand on the balcony
The ratio of the dimensions of chairs and user weights
If the bar zone is intended for users of different growth, it is recommended to buy bar chairs with a lifting mechanism.
Design features
The convenience of operation depends on the structural characteristics of the stool and therefore, when choosing it, it is important to consider the structural features and the possible transformation mechanism.
The support of the chair is the legs. Classic bar stool has one wide support, but sometimes the stability of the product is called into question. When buying, take into account options with four legs, with a transverse footboard or without, with a back or in the form of a stool – they lead among buyers.
Classic bar chairs and back on four legs with a footboy
Models on two or three supports are also present in the assortment of many stores, but their convenience and stability is called into question.
Also, furniture designers also offer non -standard solutions for the support of a bar stool.
Bar chairs on one support
The size of the seat, or rather, its width varies from 35 cm, but it is suitable for a brief stay at the table, while for a long time of wire behind a bar, it is recommended to choose models with a seat with a width of 40 cm.
Small round chairs do not take up much space behind the bar
The shape of the seat is a circle, a square, a triangle, products with a seats in the form of a bowl are quite in demand, organically and ergonomically fit into the space of a small -sized apartment.
Square form of seats of bar chairs
The footboard is the necessary attribute of a high bar stool, firstly, it allows you to quickly climb it, and secondly, it does not allow the legs to hang while sitting at the table.
The back and armrests are not always included in the design of the bar stool, but if any, their shape varies from semicircular to square, and width from minimal to wide soft options.
Wooden bar chairs with a back and armrests
Materials of manufacture
The quality of the materials from which the stool is made depends on both its appearance, and reliability and life.
Wooden bar chairs organically look organically in classical interiors, and also harmonize with the styles of Provence, Country, Boho, Eco, etc.
Natural wood of pine, beech, ash and oak guarantees the aesthetics, durability and reliability of products. Sometimes wooden bar chairs are supplied with soft foam seats, and completely innovative models are equipped with elastic seats with filler made of material with the Memory effect.
Bar chairs made of wood with soft seat covered and fabric
The main plus of metal bar chairs is durability. For the same category include forged products.
Important: Metal and forging are quite massive and heavy, and therefore require open spaces, and bulky rooms are inappropriate in small -sized rooms.
For narrow or small kitchens or living rooms, light models of chrome steel are chosen in combination with seats made of genuine or artificial leather or fabric.
Heavy, but elegant bar stool with a forged base
Bar chairs with a base of metal pipes
Bar chairs made of plastic is an inexpensive option convenient for moving and easy to care, but at the same time the life of a small one.
Plastic products are less commonly found, chairs with plastic seats and a metal base have won the most popularity.
Options for bar chairs made of plastic
Rohtang gives furniture products lightness, grace and stylish exterior. Bar chairs for a rattan kitchen are perfectly combined with the style of Provence, rural, Eco and country. Seats of such models can be both hard and softened pillows. There are also options with leather upholstery or dense fabric.
Light and strong rattan is combined with a thin metal base
Color palette
The main rule is a harmonious combination. The bar does not have to echo in color with the main palette of the interior, contrasts or even multi -colored models are quite acceptable.
If the room is designed in monochrome or light colors, a bright bar stool will create the necessary emphasis and dilute a boring atmosphere.
See also: Kitchen-living room with a bar: interesting design ideas, zoning rules
If there are doubts about the choice of color, purchase models in white or beige shades, which are combined with almost any colors.
The juicy yellow-lemon color of bar chairs creates the mood and echoes the facades of kitchen furniture
The designer model of the chair surprises in shape and refreshes the color of the gray interior of the bar zone
Sino: chairs, stools or chairs
The bar stool is, in fact, a chair without a back, equipped with a footboard. Because of a narrow seat, you can’t sit on them for a long time, but they are quite suitable for a short tea party or cocktail.
Stools are made as chairs, on one, three or four legs. Models with one foot have a round or square support and seat in the form of a circle, square or triangle. Snarges can also have an unusual shape of the base and support.
Bar stool on four legs and adjustable height of the seat
Non -standard solution for the support of the bar stool
Half -threshold behind the bar implies convenience, comfort and allows you to sit with friends more than one hour. Comfortes are given to the products and armrests.
Soft half -crust behind the bar island with velor upholstery of the seat and a decor of pearl beads
Folding bar chairs are the best option for small kitchens, on a summer cottage veranda or balcony. The base for such models is made of wood or metal, equipped with a step and a soft seat.
Mobile and comfortable bar chairs are promptly brought into “combat readiness” and also quickly add up
