Placing bar stools around café counters, bistro tables, or kitchen islands creates a perfect setting for sharing stories, laughter, or a coffee during visits with children, grandchildren, or close friends.
Bar Stools Can Bring Families Together
Creating a warm, inclusive space where residents and their loved ones feel comfortable is essential. Bar stools help establish areas that feel familiar and approachable, more like a family kitchen than a care setting.
Offer comfortable, elevated seating for family members to feel relaxed and at home.
Bar stools provide a more informal alternative to dining chairs, encouraging conversation and interaction.
Create sociable settings where grandchildren can perch, chat or enjoy a hot chocolate at the counter.
These small moments of connection, chatting over a drink or helping with a puzzle, can have a profound impact on the emotional wellbeing of residents and visitors alike.
Designing a Welcoming Communal Space
Use colour to set the tone: Upholstering bar stools in rich, welcoming healthcare fabrics can bring life to shared spaces, think uplifting greens and turquoise, warm, inviting golden ochre and terracotta, or heritage-inspired tones to make the space feel homely.
Coordinate with the setting: Choose finishes and colours that echo the interior scheme, tying the space into the rest of the home while adding a sense of identity.
Ensure comfort and access: Look for bar stools with ergonomic backrests, fixed legs (no swivel), footrests, and a seat height that allows easy access, ensuring the space feels safe and supportive for all generations.
Bar Stools by Shackletons
At Shackletons, our bar stools are handcrafted in England and designed to bring people together – safely, comfortably, and beautifully. Upholstered in healthcare fabrics chosen by you, they are built to be both practical for everyday care and inviting for visiting families.
Bar stools are more than just furniture; they help create communal spaces that feel like home.
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