Simplest Stool

i love it! it normally is the simplest of things that we over look thanks ana!!

You are a genius Ana!

Hi Ana,

Great little project. I am a little confused on the leg cuts. I think I get the idea of it, but this brought up an idea I had for you a while ago.. example videos. Is there any chance you would want to do some videos of yourself with some of these tips you provide? I'd love to see a close up of your miter saw and you setting it at 5 degree angle/bevel, and showing the cuts, for example. I am pretty sure you can set up a youtube channel and link the videos to your site here.

Ok I am so confused. My counters and bar is the same height. They are 35.5" to the top of them. Would this be too short to use with them?

You are amazing! Just when our stools are starting to fall apart and you've posted plans for simple stools. I <3 this!!!
Thanks so much for your work.

You state that these are for "counter" height and not bar height... is there a reason that these plans (with a few adjustments) cannot work as bar height? We just finished our table and would love to add a few stools for when kiddos have company or we just have too many people and not enough seats... Your thoughts would be great! Our table is approx 43" tall and 44" square top! We just love it! If I could get the lighting right, I would post a few pics for you and your readers, but all my pics look horrible! LOL! Thanks!

Quick question: are all the rungs cut with each end 5 degrees, not parallel?

This is so fantastic! I need to find a place in my home for a few of these....

they could be really cute plant stands... yup that is what mine will be!

I will post pics when I finish! This will work great to hold up a potted plant. It will just be high enough so I don't have to worry about my kiddos being tempted to dig in the the potted dirt.

love it. thanks Ana!

This is really neat . . . to be able to see how a stool goes together. I saw a stool in the window of Pottery Barn (or was it Restoration Hardware?) that I'm going to knock off. It was beautiful, simple, and had a very clever twist.

Ah . . . it was PB: http://www.potterybarn.com/products/colby-stools/

Cari, if you made the legs longer, then started with the top supports, these definitely could be bar height. I would perhaps add a third rung of supports. The structure is strong, so I see no issue there.

Jayma, that is correct, all the rungs are cut at 5 degrees, no bevel, end NOT parallel to each other.

I love it... simple is the best! What about a bar height one?

I'm thinking I might cut the legs shorter....I've been needing step stools in the bathroom for my 1, 3, and 5 year old. I love the design. And my hubby just got me a router and table for Christmas.....that would never have happened a year ago before I found your website! :-) Thank you!

I nominated you, over at Apartment Therapy for best blog!

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We bought a stool very similar to this for a side table next to the crib. I was just telling my hubby that we need more of them to use as tables.

Great timing on the tutorial. I'm stoked.

Mandy, counter height is approximately 36", so sounds like yours is the correct height for these stools. Bar height is 42", so you would need 30" stools.

Okay, this has to go in the project file too! I have lived in my new house for almost three years and have a counter height "breakfast bar" but have never had stools to go there. These would be perfect without the backs to tuck out of the way. And I think they would be fabulous in a lime green! Way better than all the boring brown and white ones in the stores!

I love this! Will work on it this weekend. Thanks Ana!

Ana,
I love these. But what would the changes be to make them table height?
I desperately need some stools for the breakfast nook and I absolutely can't justify spending the $50-150 per stool that it would take to purchase them. Let alone purchasing something that I could make on my own (that would be silly)

I wish I saw this 24 hours ago when I finished making a "stool" for my daughter's practice drum top without any plans!

Ana:

Love your website. It has inspired me at the golden age of 59 to start making furniture. Thanks.

My suggestion for these adorable stools is to post the correct dimensions for the legs and rungs for the various heights so readers can pick the one that adapts to their needs. I'd like one at chair seat height, but can't figure out the rung and support lengths.

WOW!!! Thank you!!! My husband & I made three stools for our island yesterday afternoon!!! It was so easy & fun! He is a woodworker and loves to build. It was fun to do this together. I can only imagine the look on his face when I sent him a text saying we need a Kreg jig!!!! It is good to keep him on his toes, never sure what to expect ;)!!! Thanks for all of your hard work & for sharing. I just recently found you. You are awesome. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!

I decided that a stool would be helpful in my garage-turned-shop so that I didn't have to stand all the time while I worked and this one caught my fancy--I've never done something with angled legs and it was cool to have such simple instructions on how to do it.

I made mine with 33" legs, though that turned out to be a bit too tall to be comfortable, so I'm going to trim them down to 30". I didn't add any additional supports and its still very solid.

I used 2 2x2s from orange that cost $1.47ea, a single 1x2 that cost me 3.12 and a picked up a scrap 1x10 that was about $0.50. To make it wide enough for the seat I attached two 1x2s to either side by glueing and screwing them on.

Voila! My wife wants me to make more for in the house now :)

Dear Ana,

You're cute and all, but you have worked me to death making these stools. I used your plan and knocked one out real quick on my chop saw but had to use 2 x 2"s all away around the top as I used up my 1 x 2 scraps. I put a red oak 11 3/4 round on the top. This made a great shop stool, but a number of friends saw it and you can guess the rest. Really great plan and very sturdy. Keep up the good work.

I need 36" tall stools to accommodate our 48" counter. How would I modify this plan for that? I don't know the first thing about woodworking but my husband has the basics. I think we could follow this plan if we knew where to make the appropriate changes. Thank you!

Just made two, cost me $4 since I had scraps leftover from making the farmhouse table and two benches. Quick and easy, and cute, too! Thanks so much!!!

Trying to figure out how to combine these dimensions with the Harriet chair. My kids have a higher than normal crafts table (custom built by my brother), and need chairs to go with the table. This plan provides the height I need, and the Harriet chair the style I would like. Just a little math and we should be able to make a sturdy craft chair. One for each girl, each a different color, it will be perfect :) Thanks Ana!