The Danetti guide to buying a bar stool
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CHOOSING YOUR BAR STOOL
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There’s a huge amount of variation in style and quality when it comes to bar stools. Daniel Smith, owner of Danetti, says the first thing you need to consider is the height of the stool you are buying: “There are two standard heighs of counter – 900ml and 1100ml, and if you buy the wrong heightstool for your counter, then you won’t be sitting comfortably!”
A great option is to go for a gas lift stool so the height is adjustable, meaning the stool can be used in different locations in your home or business. If you’re buying a bar stool for your home, or for a cafe where there are likely to be children around, then safety has to be a primary concern: “Bar stools are not advised for children,” says Daniel, “but if you are concerned that children may try to use them, then it is best to opt for either a fixed base bar stool that can actually be attached to the ground, or to get ones that have very heavy bases so they do not easily topple over.”
In terms of quality, Daniel says that good bar stools should have hard-wearing rubber or felt pads on the bottoms of the legs to protect your flooring. And if you want your stool to last, then either leather or faux leather will withstand spills and will be easy to wipe down. A strong plastic material will also stand the test of time very well.
Red bar stools give a cool retro look
Red bar stools are the classic interior design statement of a 1950s-style diner, and they’ve remained fashionable thanks to nostalgia and people wanting some old-school retro charm in their homes and restaurants. We stock many of our bar stools in red, so here we’re highlighting the best designs…
Bodoni gas lift bar stool
This stunning angular bar stool is very hi-tech looking, and would be right at home in a stylish and contemporary kitchen or a bar. The red faux leather gives it a slight retro feel, as does the round pedestal base.
The upholstered faux or buffed leather seat is supported by a strong and elegant chrome or satin aluminium frame.
Sitting by the breakfast bar has never been made more comfortable with the design of the deep seat and supportive backrest and the rectangular foot support is ideally placed so you’re never left with your feet dangling!
Also available in this range is the Bodoni Bar Stool and the Bodoni Dining Chair.
Pod Gas Lift Bar Stool
The gas lift pod bar stool is sleek, ultra modern and very comfortable,
with a chrome base, steel frame and tough yet comfortable plastic seat.
This stool with its moulded curves and shiny construction would not look out of place in a modern art gallery, but we can also imagine it in a retro-inspired cafe or diner. It’s great for this kind of setting because the plastic seat is totally wipe-cleanable so will stay looking fresh for years.
The gas lift feature means you can be sitting high and mighty at your bar and then sitting comfortably at the right height for a dining table!
Florenta bar stool
The Florenta is a simple but attractive piece of furniture designed by Fabio Di Bartolomei and suitable for commercial use.
Complete with a retro-style curved seat, arm and back rest this bar or kitchen stool comes in a variety of eye catching colours, including red.
It’s all perched upon a chrome frame which includes a foot rest for maximum comfort and a circular base in chrome or aluminium satin for stability.
The seat is made from high quality polyurethane and as gas lift adjusts to varied heights, making it a very versatile seating choice.
This is a ’special order’ product with a delivery time of 4-6 weeks.
4. Elario bar stool (available in retro red)
If you are looking for that retro but stylish look then the Elario is the bar stool you need. The Elario stool consists of a chromed steel tube frame and an upholstered seat with an attractive chromed band.
Available with several options including faux or real leather, the round shape and vibrant colours combined with the chromed steel the design of the Elario is reminiscent of the 60s we reckon.
Case study: furnishing an old building with modern furniture
Fuji teppan yaki bar - Quadrato bar stools
Danetti products were used to bring an old building screeching into the 21st century to create the gorgeous interior of Fuji restaurant in Stratford Upon Avon. We caught up with the Managing Director Marcella Conner, to see how she achieved the look…
DANETTI: What look were you trying to achieve at Fuji?
Marcella: We wanted to highlight the traditional features of the 17th century building and incorporate a contemporary element, creating an aesthetically pleasing design yet keeping it practical.
D: What pieces did you choose?
M: The Elma bar stool and Quadrato bar stool.
Fuji sushi bar - the Elma bar stool
D: Why did you opt for Danetti furniture?
M: The first piece that we chose fitted perfectly within the design of Fuji and the second piece contributed to it. We used a lot of reflective surfaces and masculine lines to introduce the contemporary and elegant element of the design within the traditional building. The Elma introduced the feminine curves that we were looking for and the Quarato was in keeping with the masculine lines of that particular area within the restaurant.
D: What do you think of the finished look?
M: We are very pleased with the finished look and moreover extremely pleased with the response from our customers.
D: Did you find Danetti a good company to deal with?
M: I found Danetti extremely helpful, Daniel [the owner and founder of Danetti] in particular. We had an extremely tight deadline and he pulled all the stops out to get our furniture to us on time.
D: What has the customer response been?
M: The customer response of the overall design has been phenomenal, we are the first within our area to attempt a contemporary design within a traditional building.
Fuji food
If you want to see the furniture at Fuji, pay them a visit (we can recommend the Chef Special Cherry Blossom Sushi while you’re there!).
Fuji Restaurant, 27 Rother Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV 37 6NE. Tel: 01789 267916
We wanted to highlight the traditional features of the 17th century building and incorporate a contemporary element, creating an aesthetically pleasing design yet practical.
The first piece that we chose fitted perfectly within the design of Fuji and the second piece contributed to it. We used a lot of reflective surfaces and masculine lines to introduce the contemporary and elegant element of the design within the traditional building. The Elma introduced the feminine curves that we were looking for and the quarato was in keeping with the masculine lines of that particular area within the restaurant.
The Elma bar stool and Quarato bar stool.
I found Danetti extremely helpful, Daniel in particular. We had an extremely tight deadline at he pulled all the stops out to get our furniture to us on time.
> Q: What do you think of the finished look?
We are very pleased with the finished look and moreover extremely pleased with the reponse from our customers.
> Q: Do you have a favourite product?
No.
> Q: What has the customer response been?
The customer response of the overall design has been phenomenal, we are the first within our area to attempt a contemporary design within a traditional building.
Product focus: the Santino entertainment cabinet
Santino entertainment cabinet
If you like to invest in the latest technology and have treated yourself to a state of the art HD TV and Blu-ray player, then you’ll want somewhere stylish to put all your new kit. Turn your home technology into a thing of beauty by buying a dedicated entertainment cabinet.
Danetti has a wide range, with styles to suit all homes and all budgets. This Santino entertainment cabinet is one of our favourites. It’s available in all white, white with wenge veneer doors as pictured, all wenge, or with a chocolate gloss frame combined with either white or wenge doors. All very stylish combinations we think you’ll agree!
The two end doors are ideal for hiding away all the unsightly technology accessories and discs that make a room look messy, while your TV and media players can be gloriously displayed.
Interiors trends update: zone your rooms
The latest trend to emerge in the world of interiors is furniture zoning – it’s a great way to create useful and cosy areas within even the largest of rooms
Create distinct zones for dining, relaxing and watcxhing TV. Pictured: modello dining chair
Over the last few months we’ve started to see a shift in people’s furniture buying habits. There’s increasingly a trend away from sprawling open-plan spaces with all the furniture part of one large scheme. The new trend is for arranging furniture into ‘zones’ and using smaller pieces of furniture and flexible items such as modular sofas, coffee tables and bar stools to create intimate and useful living areas.
For example within one open plan living dining room, you may want to create a ‘reading area’ with two high backed arm chairs arranged near a book case and a reading lamp. Separate from this you may want a couple of small sofas or modular seating that can be arranged as you like, plus a coffee table and your TV and entertainment units. On the other side of the room you could place a dining table and chairs, a sideboard and lamps. In this way, a large space is broken up into three distinct ‘zones’ that make your home a nice place to live.
If the area you’re breaking up is a kitchen diner instead, then you might want to create a casual dining zone with a breakfast bar and bar stools, a formal dining area with dining table and chairs, and perhaps an area with floor cushions or low stools arranged around a TV and games console – so the family can be entertained while somebody cooks.
At Danetti we’re one step ahead of the trend – we have available a range of items that can easily be reconfigured, such as coffee tables that turn into dining tables, simple stools that can be used as casual seating and also as coffee tables, and modular sofas that you can organise according to what you need.
Call us if you would like advice on designing your space – we’ll be only too happy to help.
This season’s new interiors neutrals
Russi Sofa from Danetti
If you’re looking to keep your home fairly neutral and then add just a few accents of colour then basic white and cream are not your only options…
Clay and earth tones are great for giving a natural, organic look – they’re great for mixing with greens and reds as there are colours found in abundance in nature as well. The overall look will help you bring the outdoors in a little.
Soft off-whites create feelings of light, warmth and serenity and can be just as effective in modern and period properties. Remember that often even something that seems as neutral as white can have a hint of blue or red, which can change the character of the colour altogether.
Grey is a very modern looking neutral and is especially good if used instead of white when you’re creating a monochrome look. Bare black and white can start to look too stark and it’s a bit of a dated look, but if you bring in elephant grey, or stone grey, then you have a very sophisticated scheme.
It’s easiest to think of neutrals as falling into two families – the warm neutrals such as brown, tan and beige, and the cool neutrals like white, silver and grey. Cool neutrals are perfect for creating pretty yet contemporary looks and work well in kitchens and living rooms. Warm neutrals are more flexible and work well in any space particularly where warmth and relaxation is desired.
We hope that helps!
Product focus: the Somen Coffee Table Stool
Somen Coffee Table
We love clever furniture, and the Somen can certainly be described as clever – and pretty too.
It’s been designed so you can use it as a stool (very handy for occasional seating), a coffee table, and also a storage box.
It’s great for use at home – where we know people are always looking for ways to beat clutter. You can just chuck newspapers and magazines, kids’ toys, or even things like spare blankets, inside and forget all about them.
It is also ideal for a nightclub or coffee shop, where it offers great flexibility – table and chair in one! It can even be used outdoors.
We recommend mixing and matching the different sizes and colours, which gives a really funky look.
Somen Coffee Table
A perfect pink modern home office
Modern home office furniture
Work in style…
Office spaces needn’t be boring and corporate-seeming. With the use of bright colours and a little imagination, they can be places you’ll actually want to be.
We’ve styled this pink, white and black home office with Danetti furniture, and a few plants and accessories to show you how to get a modern look – whether you want to create an office for your home, or for a more formal, commercial environment.
HOW WE GOT THE LOOK:
DESK: The Fern white desk, available from Danetti. BUY
CHAIR: Pink and white Sweet office chair, available from Danetti. BUY.
POSTER AND CLOCK: The flower clock and ‘Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff’ poster, both available from Hunky Dory Home
PLANT: Available to hire or buy from Interior Plant Scapes.
SIDEBOARD: The Santino 3-door sideboard with gloss finish black doors. BUY
A great coffee shop armchair
Kino coffee shop-style armchair
We were enjoying a cappuccino at a coffee shop recently and thinking about how lovely our Kino armchairs are, and how they’d look perfect in a coffee shop environment.
We thought we’d highlight this on our blog, as we know that lots of coffee shop owners and interiors designers look on the blog for inspiration.
We love the fact that the seat is slightly angled backwards, which allows you to sink deep into the chair and feel really cosy. The arms are curved – just the right amount to make them comfortable to lay your arms on them. The back is high and padded and the seat is so deeply padded, it’s one of the nicest places to sit that we’ve ever discovered (and we’ve sat on our fair share of seats).
The Kino comes in black, red, cream and brown, so you can find something that fits the vibe of your coffee shop.
And if you don’t have your own coffee shop, just buy a couple of these chairs for your home, and you’ll be happy to stay in for your cuppa and the Sunday papers from now on!
Product focus: The Kool plastic chair
The Kool plastic chair for outdoor or indoor use
If you want a designer look for your home dining room, or for your restaurant or cafe, then we think the Kool chair is a stunning choice.
The seat is made from a translucent polycarbonate material – and if you choose the clear option, it’s completely transparent, which gives a great feeling of space and is very contemporary, as you’ll see from our picture of a chic modern cafe where the Kool is being used.
It comes in a fresh and funky range of colours: yellow, red, orange and clear – and we love the idea of mixing them up, perhaps going for a zingy orange and yellow colour scheme.
If you’re buying them for a commercial setting, then it’ll be very important to you that they can be stored away easily when not in use – these can be stacked up to eight chairs high!
The Kool plastic chair for outdoor or indoor use
They will keep looking good, as they’re made from a material that’s light, shock and UV ray resistant (so no fading of the colours if they’re left out in the sun.
The steel tube frame is available with a satinized or chrome finish.