Outdoor Bar Stools

Outdoor bar stools are becoming very popular. Outdoor bistro sets are fast becoming a very common sight. These bistro sets have been commonly found on restaurant patios for at least 10 years but they are now also being sold as backyard furniture.

You can pick up outdoor bar stools for your deck or patio add a continental feel to your backyard. A nice set of outdoor bar stools and a bistro table looks fabulous at the side of a swimming pool. It really makes you feel like you are on a tropical vacation every time you step into your backyard.

Metal bar stools and bistro sets seem to be the most common. Generally, these are made from cast aluminum which makes them a bit less durable than those made from cast iron. Of course, cast iron bar stools are considerably more expensive than those made from aluminum. The exotic outdoor bar and bar stools set pictured above is made out of a resin wicker. The bar has coasters and can be folded into a square bar height table. This entire set and other complimentary pieces can be found at Canadian Tire.

You can pick up these outdoor bar or bistro sets in a number of different locations. A quick internet search will give you an idea of what is available in your area. To protect your out door bar stools you should also consider picking up some outdoor furniture covers. Although the covers are an added expense, proper protection of your outdoor furniture is very important. Proper outdoor furniture covers are particularly important if you live in areas of extreme weather ie. lots of snow or lots of sun and salt.

Consider adding outdoor bar stools (either with a bistro table or a bar) to your outdoor furniture scheme.

Cheap Bar Stools

Think outside the bar stool box. The vast array of different types of cheap bar stools is staggering. If you are open to the idea of bar stools you will most certainly find one that appeals to you.

Lots of customers immediately dismiss adding bar stools to there decorating scheme. They really can only visualize the stereotypical bar stool. You know the kind I'm talking about. From the begginning of time until the mid-1960s, there was really just one model. This model was 30 inches high and made from heavily varnished hardwood. It had a wooden seat and a curved back made with turned spindles. The original bar stool did not change very much over centuries. I bet that if you watched a movie set in the 1890s and a movie set in the 1950s and both had a bar scene, you would see the same bar stool. Let me know if anyone takes me up on my bet.

These days bar stools range from simple to super funky and from inexpensive to uber-expensive. A quick Amazon search for cheap bar stools proved my point. On Amazon I was able to find a simple example and a funky example within a very few minutes.

First the simple example:



This example is of a simple black 29 inch wooden backless bar stool. It has a simple but striking saddle seat. There is a 24 inch bar stool version as well for slightly less money. Both version of the stool are very reasonably priced. It is made by Winsome and has good product reviews. Amazon has given it 4 out of 5 stars. This is an example of a plain bar stool that doesn't draw attention. It is simple and unobtrusive. It also appears that there might be discount bar stools available as well.

The funky but more expensive bar stool example:



The above example is a coffee colored leather bar stool. This example is not a cheap bar stool. It is actually made from a leatherette. It has a polished chrome base, pole, foot rest and accents. The bar stool height is adjustable within in a 10 inch range so it can be adjusted for various bar heights. The height adjustment is done with a hydraulic pump. From the ad I can not tell whether this is a swivel seat bar stool.

As previously mentioned, my search took just a few minutes. If you really want to find some cheap bar stools do some online research. Google cheap bar stools and you will get many different results.