Bar stools can be categorized by main materials: steel and wood bar stools, solid wood bar stools, bentwood bar stools, acrylic bar stools, metal bar stools, rattan bar stools, leather bar stools, fabric bar stools, and plastic bar stools. Common metal materials include stainless steel and aluminum alloy; common wood materials include pine, oak, and walnut; plastic materials include PVC and PP; and fabric materials include cotton, linen, and leather. Composite materials combining the advantages of multiple materials (such as fiberglass) are also available.
Bar stools can also be categorized by performance: pneumatic height-adjustable bar stools, spiral height-adjustable bar stools, swivel bar stools, and fixed bar stools.
By structural design, they can be divided into central-axis steel tube chairs with swivel and adjustment functions, and fixed high-legged wooden bar stools.
