Hi Lyd, You could start by looking on the Globe West website to get an idea of the different styles available. I can help you purchase from there if you see something you like, as they do only sell to the trade. Keep in mind that bar stools usually come in two heights - high or low seat to suit your benchtop height. Next consider whether you would like padding to the seat as this can determine the comfort factor. If you are going for high stools then a foot rest is important for comfort or your feet may be left dangling. A small (or tall) backrest is also good for support and helps you to sit their longer. Also think about the use - are they for children and so need to be easy to wipe clean or for adults so can have a more sophisticated appearance, in which case an upholstered stool might be the right choice. We can't forget colour and style, of course; does your home have modern, mid-century, provincial styling, or something else? A Professional Design consultation in your home could quickly sort out all these answers and many more. Good luck with your decision making. Cheers, Michelle

Don't put a stool there! Find a tiny little bookshelf that will just fit in the space underneath - that way you can't tell that there's supposed to be that extra space there?!

Thanks siriuskey. I was worried that I would get something too off the rest of the style. I have an interior designer helping me but I have blown my budget already so used her advice for all the other furnishing and artwork. This website is amazing! For someone like me, who has no clue, is a life saver!!!

Hi! Can i put these dining chairs and bar stools in the same space? photos of my dining table, cane light fittings over table. Ceramic light above kitchen bench. Swatches are of my flooring (not the honey coloured flooring the samples are on though), kitchen cupboards, bench top. sorry if it's confusing. We will be having black window frames and kitchen tap - house is under construction. Thanks in advance.