If you have a 36" (91 cm) high kitchen island counter and order a 30" (76 cm) bar-height stool, you're only going to have 6" (15 cm) of room for your legs. That's not enough!

But there's a problem: Standard kitchen countertop height is 36-inches, but standard bar height is 42-inches. This discrepancy makes finding stools that are suitable for a kitchen bar somewhat ...

A standard countertop or kitchen island is 36 inches high from the floor, so generally, a counter stool between 25 and 28 inches is sufficient. On the other hand, if you have a bar in your home or ...

Counter-height stools are usually 24 to 27 inches tall for a counter that’s about 35 to 39 inches tall. True bar stools, on the other hand, measure 28 to 33 inches tall and work best for bars ...

The counter heights range from 44-47 inches, giving you a stool seat height from 31-38 inches. With all of these ranges, always make sure you have at least 9 inches and really no more than 13 inches.

The majority of our picks come in both barstool and counter-stool height options. In addition to our approximate $100 to $500 price range (and we found a couple for less), I considered the ...

What is counter height? According to Ollie Glasgow, an expert in the kitchen worktops industry, counter height generally ranges between 34 inches and 36 inches, depending on the application. That ...