Bar Stools That Won’t Bust Your Budget
cheap bar stools
There are lots of classy yet cheap bar stools out there. But how do you find them? There are lots of expensive options out there – you can find bar stools for as much as $375 per stool – but you can do better than that. Sometimes you have to be resourceful in your search.
First, make an assessment of the décor of your bar. Is it sleek and high-tech or more conventional? Once you know what kind of bar stool you’re looking for, your search will get a whole lot easier.
Give some thought as to what kind of design and shape of bar stool you would like. For instance, do you want your bar stools to be able to swivel or not? How tall do you want them to be? There are lots of cool ones out there, but it really helps to have an idea of how you want your bar to look in advance and this will save you money (and time).
From there, do a little searching on the Internet. This will give you an idea as to what’s out there and how much it costs. Many people like to buy bar stools on the Internet because you can visit lots of websites in a fraction of the time it would take you to visit as many stores. There are many online stores that sell nothing but bar stools, and those are a lot of fun to check out!
Make sure you check out some of the online furniture liquidation sales, which sell discontinued models and used showroom items. Some of these liquidation sites will also let you stop by and examine their bar stools as well, in case you’re squeamish about buying something sight unseen.
Another possibility is to go to websites featuring furniture sales in your area, such as Craigslist. There are many restaurants and bars that go out of business and have to unload their furniture in a hurry to fulfill the terms of their filing for bankruptcy. Believe me, their owners will thank you for helping them out of a jam, and it’s an easy way to get inexpensive bar stools.
Estate sales are another great way to get bar stools. In these kinds of situations, you will find motivated sellers who are willing to negotiate. Touring the furniture showrooms in your area is great as well, if you’re just trying to get an idea of what’s out there. But you can usually expect to pay top dollar at these places. And it’s a time-intensive task.
You can expect to visit ten or more stores and see nothing you want at prices you probably don’t want to pay. The great thing about touring stores is that you can collect designer names and names of models of bar stools you really like, then Google them when you get home to see who carries those models for less money.
If the prime factor in selecting bar stools is cost, you should take into consideration that the fancier the bar stool, the more money you’re going to pay. So if you’re just looking for a place for people to park their butts, and you don’t really care beyond that, you might consider very simply-made bar stools of wood!
Further along these lines, consider bar stools made of unusual materials, such as bamboo. Would you like to make your bar area look like a tiki hut? Then look no further! There are many import furniture stores that can help you locate inexpensive, fun bar stools, and they’re definitely worth checking out.
If you’ve exhausted everything else and you can’t find what you want, you do have another option. Have you checked out Ikea? They carry bar stools! (Who woulda thunk it?) Ikea has one bar stool that looks exactly like an upholstered folding chair with extremely long legs.
The warehouse stores all have bar stools as well – Wal Mart has them, for example. But you may find them somewhat lacking in quality. If you plan on owning your bar stools for some time to come, this may not be the best place(s) to look.
When looking for outdoor patio furniture
Where I live it is very windy. I am planning on putting a little bar area on my deck by the hot tub. I would love to have some bar height patio furniture right on our deck. My problem is finding something that is heavy enough that it won’t blow over on very windy days. The wind is so bad here that we had a swing on our deck and one day it went tumbling over and ended up in the lawn. Any suggestions on heavy duty outdoor bar and stools?