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Backless bar stools

No back, no fuss. A backless stool slides under the ledge when nobody is using it, which keeps a narrow window bar walkable through the busiest hour. These 34 stools are nearly all metal, a few swivel, and nearly all are for indoor use.

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Two backless bar stools with black metal frames, round dark wood seats and ring footrests under a dark wood wall ledge in a white tiled cafe.
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Black Backless Swivel Bar Stool, Bolt-Down
Black Backless Swivel Bar Stool, Bolt-DownFrom $130.00
Dark Gray Swivel Bar Stool, Backless Metal with Walnut Wood Seat
Dark Gray Swivel Bar Stool, Backless Metal with Walnut Wood SeatPrice $112.00
White Backless Bar Stool, Bistro-Style Metal
White Backless Bar Stool, Bistro-Style MetalPrice $89.00

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Backless bar stools

Notes from behind the counter

Picture the piece at four in the afternoon, after the lunch line has been through. Check the seat height against your counter and the base spread against the top. Save the models that pass to a shop plan, with a note on where each one goes.

No back means backless bar stools tuck under a ledge, which keeps a narrow window bar walkable when the shop is quiet and the floor needs a sweep.

Compare the seat and footrest

A backless outline leaves less visible furniture above the counter. Still check the seat size, listed height, and footrest position against the counter and the way guests will reach the seat.

Measure your actual counter

Check the listed seat height against the counter or bar where the stool will be used. Measure the underside as well as the top surface, and account for aprons and footrests.

Shop plans

No back, no fuss. A backless stool slides under the ledge when nobody is using it, which keeps a narrow window bar walkable through the busiest hour. These 34 stools are nearly all metal, a few swivel, and nearly all are for indoor use. Check the overall height against your ledge before anything else.

Why go backless

A window bar is often the narrowest strip in the shop. Stools with backs stick out into the walkway even when they are empty; backless ones tuck under the ledge and give that floor back. They also suit the quick stop: a coffee, a pastry, a look at the street, and out. Nobody settles in for an hour on a backless stool, and at a busy window that is the point.

Cleaning is quicker too. Flip them onto the ledge or slide them away, sweep, and slide them back.

Styles and seats

Retro shapes and the old steel bistro stool make up most of the range. Seats come in vinyl, wood and a little fabric, and some are bare metal, which suits a shop where the stools get wiped down every hour. A few swivel.

Measure twice. The backless swivel bar stool stands 16" W x 16" D x 30" H, and a backless wood bar stool comes in at 19" W x 19" D x 28 1/2" H. On a backless stool, the overall height is close to the seat height, so either suits a ledge of about 40 to 42 inches. Prices range from about $79 to $160.

Spacing along the ledge

Without a back, a stool takes less depth but the same width. Space them on a rhythm of 24 to 30 inches, seat middle to seat middle, nearer 24 on a crowded window where people perch rather than sit. On a short ledge, an odd number of stools often looks tidier than an even one, so try both on the plan.

If you want a turn without the drag, look at the swivel bar stools. The bistro steel shape with or without a back is in the steel bistro bar stools, and padded vinyl in the old counter style is in the retro bar stools. Stools with backs are under metal bar stools, and the full range sits under bar and counter stools.

Note the ledge length on your shop plan and how many stools tuck beneath it.

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