Mimi Barstool - Coffee Bean - Matt Black

The Mimi Barstool in Coffee Bean - Matt Black is 56cm wide, 57cm deep and 97cm high, upholstered on powder-coated legs. The colour names the seat first and the legs second. At 97cm it is taller than a kitchen stool and suits a bar.

Stool height decides whether a stool is comfortable or comic, and 97cm is tall. It wants a counter around 120 to 125cm, which is a bar rather than a standard kitchen island at 90cm. Measure before buying, because a stool close to the right height is worse than one obviously wrong.

At 56cm wide this is a generous seat rather than a perch, and the upholstery means it is somewhere to sit for a meal rather than for a drink.

The caveat is the legs. Powder-coated steel transmits every knock to the floor, so check the feet for pads before it goes onto timber or tile.