While kitchen stools with backs are not as elegant as their swivel bar-stool cousins, they’re an essential item for households with children. Perhaps this is why so many are reminiscent of schoolhouse furniture, a feature we find particularly appealing. Below are a few options that are as stylish as they are sensible.
![the bertoia counter height stool in chrome with a seat pad; \$\1,400 at design 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bertoia-bar-stool.jpg)
![the classic industrial stool, the tolix tabouret ha stool, comes in a wide rang 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tolix-tabouret-ha-stool.jpg)
![the artek aalto high chair k65 in birch is \$44\1 at finnish design shop. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/artek-aalto-high-chair-k65-birch-1.jpg)
![the emeco navy stool, shown in aluminum, comes in a wide range of colors; \$895 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/emeco-navy-stool-aluminum.jpg)
![the menu afteroom counter chair in black is \$373 at finnish design shop. 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/menu-afteroom-counter-chair-black.jpg)
![the muuto visu counter stool in dark green designed by mika tolvanen is \$565 a 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/muuto-visu-bar-stool-dark-green.jpg)
![the eames shell counter height stool is \$545 at design within reach. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/eames-shell-stool.jpg)
![the gubi beetle counter stool is available in a range of colors for both t 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/gubi-beetle-bar-stool.jpg)
![from ethnicraft, the n4 counter stool in solid oak is \$359 at lekker home. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lekker-home-n4-barstool.jpg)
![designed by norman cherner, the cherner stool comes in walnut or classic ebony 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cherner-stool-black.jpg)
![the case study furniture shell dowel counter stool is \$5\25 at modernica. 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/modernica-case-study-furniture-shell-dowel-bar-stool.jpg)
![design within reach\2\17;s own salt chair is a remodelista favorite for 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/salt-stool-natural.jpg)
![the cesca counter stool in black or natural wood is \$\1,0\28 at design within 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cesca-stool-natural.jpg)
For more counter- and bar-height stools see our posts:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Studio Stools
- 10 Easy Pieces: Leather Barstools
- 10 Easy Pieces: Wooden Counter Stools
- 10 Easy Pieces: Danish-Designed Wood Stools
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