Choose the seat first, then check the fit beside your table. Our reclaimed-oak barrel bar stool has a plain oak seat; the leather-topped model adds padding. Both are sold as individual stools, so you can add one seat without replacing your whole bar set.
Browse our barrel bar stools to see the current choices.
Oak seat: keep the barrel timber on show
The Reclaimed Oak Whiskey Barrel Bar Stool is the plain-oak option. Its grain and old barrel marks stay part of the design, making it a straightforward match for other reclaimed-oak furniture. The current listing gives a width of 30 cm and height of 75 cm.
It is sold as one stool. That makes it useful when you need an extra place at an existing table, rather than a complete new furniture set.
Reclaimed Oak Whiskey Barrel Bar Stool
Leather seat: choose a padded top
The Whiskey Barrel Leather Bar Stool combines a padded leather seat with an oak-stave base and steel-hoop detail. Its listed width is 33 cm and height is 75 cm. Choose it if a padded seat is more important to you than an exposed-oak sitting surface.
This is also a single-stool purchase. The slightly wider listed size is worth checking if you are fitting several seats along a small bar.
Whiskey Barrel Leather Bar Stool
Check your existing table before ordering
A stool described as “bar height” is not automatically a match for every counter. Measure your own table and check the space available for sitting, moving the stool and walking behind it. Use the dimensions of the exact product you are considering, not the size of a generic barrel.
The figures above are the product listings’ width and height, not a complete floor footprint. If another measurement determines whether a stool will fit, ask us about that measurement before buying.
Buying the table as well?
If you are starting from an empty room, compare the matching barrel table and stool sets. Our two-or-four-stool buying guide explains the set choices. Standalone stools and matching-stool bundles are different offers; check the included pieces on the product page.
Choose a suitable setting
Indoor use best preserves the oak and finish. The leather-topped stool is recommended for indoors or a dry, covered bar area. Follow the care guidance for the model you choose, and remember that reclaimed grain and markings vary between pieces.
Rafal Karolkowski is the owner of Barrels Furniture, a family-run workshop based in Southampton, creating handmade whisky barrel furniture for homes, garden bars and hospitality spaces across the UK. He oversees the design, restoration and finishing of the barrel furniture produced by the workshop.