Coastal Bar Stools
Emily Hilton
Interior Design Expert
Emily is a young, talented designer, whose professional interests gravitate towards kitchen and dining spaces. She prides herself on her attention to detail, obsession with functionality, and appreciation for craftsmanship.
Updated
11/11/2021
Bring that vacation at the beach into your home and enjoy the sense of the everyday vacay. Coastal bar stools are designed to bring that tranquil beach house look into any home. With looks ranging from upscale beach bungalow to seaside shanty, take a walk through our collection to start your vacation early this year.
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Coastal bar stools with backs in a beachy pattern
Longshore Tides
Another easy way of balancing beachy and more traditional inspirations is to opt for some coastal bar stools in a versatile upholstered design but including a print that matches your decor.
For example, this could involve an immediately recognizable beachy pattern (like this striped idea) or prints featuring sea motifs like fish, lobsters, seahorses, or shells.
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Beach house bar stools in an eye catching design
Many coastal bar stools rely on immediately recognizable patterns or designs, which makes them ideal if you’d like to maintain a familiar and nostalgic atmosphere in your maritime-inspired home.
However, if you’re known for your unpredictable decorative flair, they can be your chance to show it off.
In fact, you can now find coastal stools in new unique designs: as long as you include one or two staple elements (such as rattan or coastal palettes), you’ll still maintain this style consistent while making a statement.
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Stylish coastal bar stools
Coastal bar stools relying on a combination of wood and metal are usually a great way of complementing maritime interiors that maintain a more contemporary vibe.
The trick is to balance clean lines with a few more ornate elements, such as the traditional cross-shaped design.
Practical features like a footrest will also add to the functionality of more contemporary interiors without spoiling your original coastal inspiration.
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Breezy coastal counter stools
Sand & Stable™
While we’ve mainly looked at wooden, metal and upholstered designs, don’t forget that rattan is another staple material for coastal bar stools (and coastal furniture in general, of course).
We especially recommend it if you’d like to reinforce the casual, relaxed vibes that characterize this style, almost making you and your guests feel as if you were actually sitting outside.
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Solid wood coastal barstools
Dovecove
Coastal bar stools made of solid wood are a cozy option that can help you match more traditional beach-inspired interiors, especially if you maintain more delicate, ornate elements like a slightly curved back or x shapes.
While light wood finishes work divinely in coastal interiors, you can also consider a characteristic maritime hue.
Wooden stools with a backrest are usually even more comfortable, and you can even decide to add some soft cushions in a coastal pattern or print.
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Backless beach style bar stools
Backless designs are a wiser option in fairly small rooms.
First of all, you’ll be able to push them back underneath the table once you’re no longer using them, gaining additional space.
Plus, the lack of backrests will improve your room’s visual flow, making it appear airier and wider than it actually is.
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Beach bar stools
Are you mainly fascinated by the carefree vibe of a life by the beach?
Then some coastal bar stools in a simpler metal design will make you feel as if you’re about to order another colorful cocktail from a charming sea-shack bar surrounded by white sand.
It also helps if they’re in a typical coastal hue like turquoise, blue, white, ochre, yellow, cream, orange, or coral red.
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More contemporary bar stools in a coastal palette
Maybe you were hoping for a more subtle nod to this style. Or perhaps your table is already extremely beach-inspired, so you’re now looking to balance it with some more versatile seats?
Easy: stick to simpler and more contemporary bar stool designs but choose a typical coastal color.
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Coastal swivel bar stools with backs
Orren Ellis
Yes, they might be a bit harder to find when it comes to this specific style, but coastal bar stools with swivel are certainly worth scouting for if you’d like more flexibility when sitting down.
In this case, it makes even more sense to look for a model that includes a footrest, too.
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Nautical bar stools
Breakwater Bay
Or, perhaps, the furniture and decorative items in your coastal home involve a few nautical twists?
Then experiment with more elegant and less ornate wooden or metal designs in a color from a nautical palette.
Obviously, navy blue is the most logical option.
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