They are called *draftsman stools*. If you Google you will find similar ones to those, and probably the exact ones if you search long enough.

Here are similar ones:

http://www.wisteria.com/prodinfo.asp?number=W2498

Here is a link that might be useful: Draftsman Stool

If you go to this site:
http://www.smithdrafting.ca/stoolsca.htm

And then scroll aaaaall the way down the page to; SERIES 621 SWIVEL DRAFTING STOOLS Adjustable Swivel Drafting Stool $231

You will see a draftsman stool that looks just like the one you linked to.

Here is a link that might be useful: Adjustable Swivel Drafting Stool

What I really like is what looks to be a giant corkboard behind the sofa in the family room. I'm honestly tempted to do that and hang my children's art on it. Unexpected and fun, IMHO.

Similar??

http://www.csnchairs.com/asp/show_image.asp?pr=0amp;sku=SF1008

Only 83.99

Pretty, but between the hard seat and no back, who would want to sit on those things?

Wallpaper alert! Above the chair rail in the entryway.

You mean those birds, graywings? Wow! Don't know if I love it or hate it...but I usually love those things where I have to do that aesthetic wrestling! :-)

I gotta say, I don't usually feel drawn to "designed" spaces but that Rumson house is fabulous. I could easily live there amidst the mix. These guys are very, very good. Thanks for the link dcclerk.

As for the stools, I am on the hunt, too. I really can't get past my need for backs. Visually, no backs would be better. But function and comfort come first for me... Love that look though. I wonder if you can find them with backs?

That house is gorgeous!

Amy, the drapes in there I am picturing in your almond velvet - yummy.
The light fixture over the kitchen table is to die for!

My dad was a draftsman & in his office he had the stools with the back like in the link that Dilly Dally posted. They were wood seats - don't know if they were comfortable or not....he wasn't really into making his employees comfortable - there were no windows!! I remember those handheld electric erasers that he had.....I would love to go sit at a drafting table & draw & erase!! I have saved one of his old drafting tables - maybe I should go snatch one of the old stools.

Smiles:)

..After clicking on the links above, it was Wisteria.

Yeah, johnatemp, I thought that about the curtains, too! You have a good eye and a good memory! :-)

We have one of those stools from Wisteria...it's charming looking and horribly uncomfortable for any length of time! Not just hard, but cold, and the slope of the seat does not cooperate with the shape of one's bum. But in the place that we use it, it only gets perched on, and needed to fit under the table and look charming the rest of the time, which it does very well.

Oh, and I looked at the pin-up surface over the sofa, and to make it look more elegant than corkboard, I suspect that what they have done is to cover a sheet of homasote (a fiber product that takes push pins really well, and which you can get in 4x8 sheets from building suppliers) with a piece of fabric (likely linen, because it's also easy to pin through), and put it on the wall with 3 or 4 inch picture molding.

I loved these stools as well after seeing a post by runninginplace and did some research. Check out this thread and pics. posted by runninginplace. I found the other stools by searching for industrial stools.

and from Target $109.99...

Here is a link that might be useful: Sea Grass Thread

The first two pics that Dekr8 posted are the new "barn" of Ina Garten, cookbook author of Barefoot Contessa fame. Her new home was showcased in the last issue of House Beautiful. Don't you love that kitchen?

Pottery Barn also has stools like those

I love that wallpaper! But only in that house.

Well said bumblebeez!

I was gone all day and it was so much fun to see all of the answers I received to my question. Thank you everyone; I really appreciate the time that people spent to help me out!

I really like the pictures dekr8 posted. I am very much drawn to that look And I love that all of the options posted are relatively reasonable. It seemed like several people raised the point about the stools not having backs. It is a point that I have not considered much, and should give more thought to. I honestly suspect that I have avoided the thought because so far I have not been drawn toward a stool with a back so I really don't want to ponder its necessity!

One thing I noticed when reviewing everyone's suggestions is that none of the suggested ones have as many spindles/legs nor do they go out as far in width as the one I posted. The ones I posted from Lucas Designs seem organic to me-- almost octopus-like. What do you think about it? Do you think those details really add to it? Or do they take away from the overall look?

Thank you, again, for all of your help!

Hi DC Clerk...I am one of the designers from Lucas Studio, Inc. I am so happy you liked the house in Manhattan Beach and Rumson. The Rumson house will be featured in the May issue of Traditional Home so be sure to get it! As for the stools...they are from a trade only source but we carry them in our shop in West Hollywood called Harbinger www.HarbingerLA.com - We can order them for you if you would like. They run about $600 per stool plus shipping I believe. They are quite comfortable and we use them a lot because they are adjustable for different heights and work really well for kids.

As for the cork board in the Rumson house...it is just that. A cork board that we custom sized and painted a custom color. The client switches out her children's art each month and "frames" it in standard matting available at frame stores to give it a cleaner look. An easy solution for anyone!

Hi, Joe -

Your work is beautiful!! The cork board is a great idea, and I really like the stools - although I agree with DC Clerk about having backs. Would you mind telling where the dining room chairs in the Rumson house are from? Thanks!

Thanks...the chairs in Rumson are called the "Anna" chair from Vincent Shepard Lloyd Loom available through the Janus et Cie showroom in Los Angeles. They are great chairs - we use them a lot.

Thanks again, Joe.