Whilst you are choosing the right design and style, choosing the right height of your kitchen bar stool is essential. Whether it be for home or commercial use, it is important to purchase a kitchen stool that can fit comfortably under your kitchen counter or bar.

Here is our Danetti guide to choosing the right counter height bar stool

Firstly measure your table, counter or bar from the floor to the base of the surface. Once you have this measurement, we advise that your kitchen stool needs to be 250-300mm (10-12 Inches) from the base of the surface to the top of the bar stool seat. This ensures there is enough space between the surface and the kitchen bar stool itself.

If you want to buy a kitchen bar stool that will meet most height specifications, consider opting for a gas lift kitchen stool as this will have a variable height due to the gas lift mechanism. The gas lift bar stools have another benefit which is a swivel action making it easier to get on and off the kitchen bar stool.

Kitchen Counter Height Stools

If you are looking for a stool to fit under a standard kitchen counter height, we would advise you to purchase a stool that is between 610-670mm (24 to 26 Inches) high, in order to fit under the 890-910mm (35 to 36 Inches) counter table. Some of the counter height kitchen stools we recommend are:

Balin Bar Stool and the Mirage Gas Lift Bar Stool.

Bar Height Stools

If you are looking for a bar stool to fit under a bar height, we would advise you purchase a bar stool that is 710-760mm (28 to 30 Inches) to fit under the 1010-1060mm (40 to 42 Inches) bar table height. Some of the bar stools we recommend are:
Saldi Bar Stool and the Grayson Bar Stool.

High Bar Height

If you are looking for a bar stool to fit under a high bar, we would advise you to purchase a bar stool that is 810-860mm (32-34 Inches) to fit under the 1140-1220mm (45 to 48 Inches) bar table height. Some of the high bar stools we recommend are:
Rondure Bar Stool and the Orla Bar Stool

Spacing your kitchen bar stools

Once you have the correct height kitchen bar stool, you now need to decide how many bar stools can fit comfortably in the space you have selected. You need to make sure there is enough room between each kitchen bar stool so that people can sit around the counter or bar and not feel overcrowded. We suggest that for a bar stool of 400-460mm (16-18 Inches) wide, you allow 530-560mm (21-22 Inches) of space and for a bar stool that is 480-560mm (19-22 Inches) wide, allow 610-630mm (24-25 Inches) of space between each stool.

More Information

If you would like more information on the kitchen bar stools that we sell and the bar stool heights please take a look at our kitchen bar stools page, the green box on the left hand side should enable you to search for kitchen bar stools that fall under a specific height category.

A popular stumbling block when choosing a kitchen bar stool is whether to go for one with a back rest or a backless bar stool. While a lot of people like having a kitchen counter bar stool with a back rest for support, they often don’t like the idea of the bar stool’s back rest being visible above the height of the counter top.
Below I have listed a series of benefits and considerations that you should take in to account before purchasing your kitchen bar stools, as it is often easy to overlook things when you are going through the buying situation.

Kitchen Bar Stool with Back Rest

Pros

• Good lumbar support, when sitting in the same place for a while your body can often slump, with a back rest it can take off some of the stress on the back.
• The stool feels more secure as you have a supporting surface at the back.

Cons

• The back rest may be seen above the height of the counter top. Dependent on the height of the back rest will depend on how much will be visible above your kitchen counter top, this is a purely aesthetic issue but should be taken into account.
• Kitchen bar stools with a backrest cannot be tucked under your counter or table completely. So the stools will be visible and take up slightly more floor space.

Backless Bar Stool

Pros

• No visible backrest above the height of the counter top so you have nothing to break up the simple straight lines of the counter top.
• Kitchen bar stools can be tucked under the counter or table which allows the bar stools to take up less floor space and keep them away until needed.

Cons

• No back support,  so people will probably be leaning and resting on the surface in front of them.
• Easer to fall off if you have had one to many drinks!

Kitchen Bar Stool with a Small Back Rest

Pros

• Some Lumbar support for the lower spine which provides some support for the lower back.
• The stool feels more secure as you have a supporting surface at the back.
• A small back rest is not so visible above the height of the counter top.

Cons

• Could be uncomfortable after a long period of time
• Does not offer complete support for your back

Kitchen bar stools from Danetti

Danetti has a wide range of kitchen bar stools with and without backrest, take a look at the complete range of kitchen barstools from Danetti