How 24″ Bar Stools Came To Be
Bar stools are one of those design elements that a lot of people take for granted. Many people have never given much thought to the fact that these pieces of furniture were never found in the home, and were only ever used in commercial settings, whether that was the pub or bar down the street, the coctail bar where you went to enjoy live jazz, or at the breakfast counter at the local diner.
The common height for the typical bar stool is 30 inches, and this is what you would find in the pubs and bars with bartops. The other common image that many people have about bar stools is the classic oak stool, with a curved spindle back, and if you were lucky, a swivel seat. Arms were a bonus. This still is one of the most common styles that you will find in your local pub or sports bar.
In the swinging 60s, a few people were incorporating bars into their homes and accordingly bar stools began to make a small appear in residential settings. The old wooden stools from pubs were popular but at this point we were seeing the emergence of metal and chrome bar stools. The wooden bar stools were found in basement or recreation room bars while the chrome and padded bar stool were most often found in living rooms and poolside.
However popular the bar stool was during the 60s and 70s, and even as it moved from commercial settings into the home and around pool deck bars, the standard bar stool height remained intact. A 30 inch bar stool was still required to match with the standard 42″ inch bar top. Even as the setting was drastically updated, the general style and size were not. However, once the 1980s hit, bar stools went through another design update, and now shorter bartops and breakfast bars were being introduced into home design. And this is where the shorter 24″ barstool started to become much more popular, especially in the home.
The 24 inch bar stool is very popular in families with children. The shorter stool is much more accessible and also safer for the little ones. The shorter bar stool is also better for adults that might have mobility problems. Being 6 inches closer to the ground makes a big difference for those you suffer from chronic hip or knee pain.
As new styles of bar stools are introduced almost every year now, it almost seems like the standard oak pub barstool is becoming a retro style. Newer sizes, such as the super high 36″ bar stool (commonly called spectator height), and the 24″ counter top size, ensure that you will be able to find the right height bar stool for your existing bar, or new bar renovation. The choice available in what ever size you require makes shopping for barstools a fun excursion these days.
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