Restaurant patio bar stools

41 stools for the terrace rail, every one listed for patio use. Resin, metal, aluminum and plastic teak make up the frames and seats, and listed seat heights cluster near 29 to 30 inches. Measure the rail, check the wind, and decide whether the deck gets cleared each night.

The rail first

A bar at 40 to 42 inches takes a stool with a seat around 29 to 31 inches. Listed heights bunch up around 29 3/4 inches, with 30 and 29 1/2 next in line. Check the number against your rail before you check the color; a stool that is an inch short feels wrong all evening. Along the rail, allow 24 to 30 inches, middle to middle.

Frames and seats

Resin frames number 13, metal 10 and aluminum 10, with steel on 5. Seats lean the same way: resin on 14 stools, plastic teak on 6, metal on 4 and faux rattan on 4. Prices start around $95. None of them offers upholstery options, so there are no cushions to rescue from a shower. Arms come on 4 stools and stacking on 18.

A few sizes show the range. A slatted resin stool is 22 1/4 inches wide, 23 1/4 deep and 45 3/4 high, while a metal bar stool here stands 46 inches tall on a 14 inch square footprint. Compare that footprint with the 24 to 30 inches per stool you plan to allow.

Wind, stacking and a covered patio

The lightest stool moves first on a rooftop. Look at the weight where a listing gives it, and think about whether a gust is a daily event or a rare one. Eighteen stools are listed as stackable, which helps if your closing routine includes clearing the deck, and one stool is listed for a covered patio only, so it needs a roof overhead.

All 41 list patio use, and 37 also list indoor use, but the open air still wants a routine. After a dusty week, hose them off; once the nights turn cold, cover them or move them to a dry room.

What to pair with them

A stool needs a surface. Open the patio tables for the terrace, or the bar-height tables when the rail runs inside. For the dining side of the patio, the patio chairs fit a 29 to 30 inch table. The indoor bar has its own bar stools page, and the resin patio furniture page holds the resin family in one place. Save the rail, the stools and the heights to Patio plans so the numbers survive the winter.