Want to make your kitchen authentic Chinese Tao? Then why not order direct from Y&T Chinese Furniture Co. They manufacture solid wood reproductions of bar stools from Tibet, China, Japan and Korea. Add red fabric seat cushions, a replica Ming dynasty vase, some tiny tea cups and you’re done! Check out Y&T Chinese Antique Furniture:

(86) 13901116656 (English)
(8610) 6150 2772 (Chinese)
Fax (8610) 6150 2773
1999-2007 107# Li Er SI, Zhang Jia Wan, Tongzhou,  Beijing, China  101113

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Another great option for kitchen bar stools within the Chinese Antique theme is Green Tea Design. Green Tea is also the sole distributor for the Mizuya Kitchen line.

Their wooden barstools are based on Chinese farmers’ stools, made from solid elm (and reclaimed wood salvaged from Korean farmhouses), then varnished with black or red lacquer but keeping the beauty of the wood grain. Some of their pieces are left unfinished, or finished with only a small amount of wax or varnish, so as not to hide the delicate, natural wood grain motif. Some have bold finishes in symbolic colors of red or black. Black Yin for earth, water, North, and even numbers. Red for Yang: life, sky, fire, South, and odd numbers.

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The Real Chinese Stool Deal!

Lily’s Antiques and Hualun Antiques have real antiques and amazingly authentic reproductions. Since 1998 they are one of the largest dealers in Beijing, with 200 employees and 15,000 square meter exhibition center full of unique pieces.

Here’s what you can expect:

They purchase and restore antique furniture, including original Chinese stools, collected from China’s countryside. They focus mostly on walnut from Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces. They have a 7,000 square meter workshop for restoring the antiques and making replicas. When making replicas, they will accept orders for custom sizes if you need a counter stool of a specific height.

If you need some other authentic Chinese pieces to add to your bar or kitchen ambiance, Hualun Antiques has porcelain, pottery, bronze and wood sculpture.
They will arrange transportation service and providing an antique certificate for each piece.

Contact Lily’s Antiques and Hualun Antiques:
Gaobeidian warehouse 8610-65729746/Gaobeidian showroom 8610-85792458
Songzhuang factory 8610-69592824

Chinese Wooden Stools

Chinese Antique Furniture

I have saved the BEST for last….Chinese Antique Furniture Inc is one of those places that if you can’t find your perfect Chinese Tao barstool or dream kitchen accessories with them then what you want doesn’t exist!

Chinese Antique Furniture is an exporter of antique, reproduction, and ancient Chinese furniture. They specialize in collecting, refurbishing and reproducing antique pieces from all over mainland China, Tibet, Korea and Mongolia. They accept custom orders or will reproduce a kitchen stool or piece of furniture based on a photograph of what you desire.

Although the company is located near Hangzhou, China, their staff speaks and writes English and they operate in modern offices.

Chinese Antique Furniture Inc
Yonghe Industy Zone, Shangyu, Zhejiang, China
Tel: 0086-575-82931166
E-mail: linda@eastfurniture.com

Whitewood and oak, unfinished pine and a patchwork quilt nearby. That’s what American country comfort is all about; a fireplace, an oven with fresh warm bread, an open kitchen with enough wood stools around the counter to accommodate the town.

For a comfy barstool try:

1. Country Oak Swivel Bar Stool – based on an early American design in solid oak, with turned legs, wheatsheaf style back and a wood seat that may be custom padded. It’s a sturdy, classic colonial piece that nostalgically reproduces the comforts of homes in simpler times. These swivel barstools are at the heart of cozy American country style available through ivg Stores.
2. Country Pine High Kitchen Stool
   High kitchen stool with no back made of solid beech and your choice of finish: waxed, lacquered or painted, and there’s no assembly required. This is an inexpensive choice, at under $50 each, if you want to accommodate the whole town around your counter.

The Shakers created many simple yet practical styles of high stools that were originally intended as work chairs when they sat their looms weaving or ironing at high tables. Based on the Shaker’s simple design, light weight, yet sturdy construction, a company called S. Timberlake has designed some excellent ladder-back counter stools for daily use at your kitchen counter.



These stools stand the test of time and use and even abuse in commercial settings as is evidenced by this little story: The Timberlake people sold a set of stools to a restaurant client in Portland, Maine in the early ’80′s. Years later the restaurant owners invited the Timberlake people for diner. The original stools had acquired an aged, worn patina, but were just as good as new!

The Shaker kitchen and bar stools for kitchen counters are typically 36 inches high and bar height counters are 42 inches for bar height, but they will custom make any highchair height you desire…well, within reason!

The bands on the seats, called “Shaker tape,” are 100% cotton canvas, so the seats are comfy and also easy to clean. You certainly couldn’t say these were cheap bar stools but they are built to a quality that is well worth paying for.

3. Canterbury Shaker Weaver’s Stool – Item #: CAN5X
   Finished in dark cherry with dark blue and beige Shaker Tape
4. Enfield Shaker Weaver’s Stool – Item# ENF5X
   Custom butternut/raffia Shaker Tape with Minwax Ebony stain
5. Shawl Bar Stool – Item#: SBR5X
   This is one stool that you build yourself,so to speak, by choosing a back design, a seat weave and the type of wood. Choose from maple, early American dark, natural or cherry.
   In 1975, the Shaker furniture catalog had only 8 chairs total. Today they have a catalogue consisting of a hundred and eighty items, in maple and cherry woods. Many of their items are built-to-order so are not in their catalogue. Their motto is to build furniture that’s “functional” rather than “standard.”
6. South Union Counter Stool – Item# SUN5X
   The first of these counter stools we made over thirty years ago, reproduced from a model South Union, Kentucky high stool. Nowadays, the only difference is a slightly wider seat and using graduated slats, a feature typical of northern community seats.
   (For selecting your American Country Comfort Custom Counter Stool, go to: stimberlake.com)

Bring the South Pacific to your kitchen with rattan bar and counter stools upholstered with clean white linen look or bright colonial patterns or rich brown leathers. When you choose a rattan theme for your kitchen counter stools you’re bringing natural tree vines from South East Asia into your life.

One of my favorite stool sets is the Serengeti Swivel Rattan Bar and Counter Stool in Sienna which is a counter height stool with arms and a swivel base and foot ring. The upholstered seat and back come in gold tones.

Another great option is rattan bar stools from the Long Island Collection. These and others are available online along with some blends of hardwood and rattan, Bridgeport rattan bar and counter stools with mahogany, wicker on Aluminum, wicker-look bar stool, leather seat rattan swivel bar stools, Moroccan bar stool, Aloha swivel rattan, swivel counter stool in dark cherry – Bayberry, Regency bar stool, counter bar stools in antique tea finish, Coco Cay Bar Stool, Naples Resin swivel bar stools, whitewashed bar stools, counter stool – South Beach, Beachwood backless barstools, Aloha round backless counter or Bar Stool and the High Profile Bamboo Director Chair.

Some other top recommendations:

1. Boca Rattan Moroccan Barstool
Comes with cushion and the frame is bound with leather. Price: $283.90
2. Boca Rattan Regency Barstool
Comes in mahogany finish and has arms and cushion, also with leather bound frame. Price: $291.90
3. St. Croix Rattan Bar Stool
Kitchen bar stool features with arms and comes with cushions in sand color upholstery. Price: $283.50

Matching fabric and custom stool cushions:

To choose from a huge selection of colorful fabrics, from tropical bamboo to garden rose go to: zfurniture.com/fabricswatches or call them at (866) 941-5042

Where to buy:

Z Furniture has been delivering rattan kitchen stools since 1993, especially to Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland, but they ship nationwide. They carry products from Ashley, Lifestyle Solutions, Modus, Global Furniture, Eagle Furniture, Innovation Living, Amisco, Huppe, Rossetto, ESF, Steinworld, EFY Furniture, Lite Source, At Home, Office Star, Modloft and Lind Furniture.

Z Furniture Showroom Locations (for Rattan Kitchen Stools):

1. 5620 General Washington Drive
Alexandria, VA 22312
Tel: 703-941-5042

2. 2130 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: 202-833-3717
They ship kitchen stools, counter stools, barstools and bar tables nationwide. Call them at: 941-5042

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One last place to get rattan stools is Rattan Furniture Export Company in Bali, Indonesia.
Their stools and furniture is made from water hyacinth, rattan, mahogany and teak. They have some very unique pieces for your kitchen and export overseas. Contact them directly by email at: sales@rattan-furniture-export.com or at: Jl. Uluwatu, Taman Penta I E/60, Jimbaran, 80364, Bali – Indonesia