IKEA Footstools

Here's What to Know About IKEA Footstools

IKEA and IKEA-like footstools have a minimalist appearance and complement a wide variety of decor and personal styles. Here's a brief look at what's available for you on eBay.

IKEA footstools come in an array of materials and colours. The choices make it easy and fun to find footstools that complete and/or contrast with your decor. Basic, neutral colours are always on offer in shades like black, white, beige, and brown. The availability of brighter colours varies with the time of year, sometimes offering blue, green, yellow, and red. Here's a sample of the IKEA footstool materials and their associated styles that you might encounter:

• Wood (real or engineered): traditional, rustic, industrial
• Cotton, leather: organic, easy to spot-clean
• Plastic: casual, lightweight
• Fabric, polyester: basic, multi-purpose (footstool storage boxes, for example)
• Rattan: throwback, vintage-inspired, farmhouse
• Metal: heavy-duty, traditional, transitional, rustic (iron, chrome, aluminium)

There are no hard rules about the use of specific footstools in certain rooms. However, manufacturers optimize the design of footstools to help you complete certain tasks. Storage footstools help you maintain organization in your living room, bedroom, or bathroom. Stairstep footstools help you reach high shelves in the kitchen or your home workspaces.

Pouf-style floor footstools double as ottomans and floor seating. Sturdy four-legged or tripod footstools sometimes double as low, backless chairs or low cocktail tables. Wide or long footstools offer bench-style seating in common and personal rooms. Larger footstools may serve as low-height end tables or even lightweight coffee and cocktail tables during casual gatherings around the sofa.

Manufacturers create footstools falling into several standard height categories according to primary footstool usage. Depending on the type of footstool, it might fall into one or several of these standard height categories. A classic footrest stool is roughly the same height as a footstool designed to serve as a footrest or as an alternative, low-height, backless chair. See the manufacturer site for details.

• Footrest: 34 to 46 centimetres high
• Extra seating: 38 to 46 centimetres high
• Coffee table: 41 46 centimetres high
• Storage: 41 to 51 centimetres high

The weight capacity of IKEA footstools differs among products. Generally, footstools intended for seating or stepping onto have a standard, estimated weight capacity of at least 150 to 200 pounds. Those with metal frames can hold significantly more. See the manufacturer site for details.