BH | Studio Millbrook Channel-Tufted Counter Stool

Millbrook, in New York's Hudson Valley, grew up around country estates and horse farms, where families came for polished, unhurried weekends. Channel tufting, upholstery stitched into long parallel ribs, carries the same tailored ease: it became the mark of glamorous seating in the 1920s and 1930s, returned on slim mid-century chairs, and still gives a seat a finished line.

This single stool has a ribbed seat and back padded with dense foam, firm enough to support you and soft enough for a long breakfast, covered in soft oyster polyester fabric. Its sled base of matte black stainless steel outlines the back and runs to the floor in one line, with a front footrest and non-marking caps that protect the floor. The 26.5-inch seat is made for a standard kitchen counter, and it is rated to hold 330 lbs.

Use one at the end of a kitchen counter where someone sits to do homework while dinner cooks, or at a narrow breakfast bar in an apartment for coffee and the news. Add more to fill a longer island, or match it with the pair for an odd number of seats. Oyster suits a kitchen of white tile, brass hardware and a jar of wooden spoons. This listing is for one counter stool.