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Setting the bar

Get the basics sorted with some great stools and half the work’s done in making your kitchen look good. We’ve rounded up a bunch of the best.

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TIMBER
The natural look never falls out of favour – just choose a shape to suit the scene. Touches of leather complement wood well.

FROM LEFT Serious chair, $800, benglassfurniture.com. Radial stool, $439, cittadesign.com. Copenhague bar stool by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, $848, cultdesign.co.nz. RD bar stool, $795, douglasandbec.com.

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MONOCHROME
Lovers of monochrome are in luck – options abound. Go for sleek, modern materials and forms, or turn your attention to texture.

FROM LEFT Leather Weave bar stool, $479, corcovado.co.nz. Nerd bar stool, $995; Zigzag bar stool, $475, bauhaus.co.nz. S2 stool by David Moreland, $469, simonjamesdesign.com.

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WIRE
Equally cool with contemporary lines or for channelling a retro vibe. Consider style and comfort when taking your pick.

FROM LEFT Tractor stool, $199, freedomfurniture.co.nz. Rangitoto stool, $299, icotraders.co.nz. Encore bar stool, $399, freedomfurniture.co.nz. Wrap stool, $470, timwebberdesign.com.

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Have fun with it and make your seating a focal point. Choose a hue that ties in with another décor element, like your splashback.

FROM LEFT Branca stool by Mattiazzi, $1001, simonjamesdesign.com. Beetle stool by Gubi, $2684, cultdesign.co.nz. Osso stool by Mattiazzi, $1112, simonjamesdesign.com. Baker stool, $400, imo.co.nz.

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