Customized bar stools are the ultimate luxury in bar design. Generally speaking customized bar stool are primarily found in higher end commercial establishments. These establishments do not want to run the risk of having their stools copied by a competitor. These bar stools tend to be more expensive than the average commercially available bar stool. The latter can be mass produced and the mass production of the bar stools can reduce the price per unit expenses.
There are a number of ways to order customized bar stools. The yellow pages or a Google search will have information on where to order customized bar stools. Perhaps the easiest way is to look for a manufacturer that has developed a catalog of his or her previous original work. Another way to get custom bar stools is to sketch out a design and get quotes from different bar stool fabricators. Another way is to build the custom bar stool yourself. The cheapest way to get customized bar stools is to make them yourself. Making your own bar stools can be difficult and not everyone has those types of skills. Custom wicker bar stools require great expertise.
There is a wealth of information on how to build bar stools. Most home renovation stores will stock books including home wood working and do it yourself project books. These books will include entire chapters on how to make wooden bar stools and how to reupholster bar stools. There are a number of different patterns to follow. Try to find a book that includes details about how to build bar stools with 4 legs and also how to build backless bar stools. Building a backless bar stool at home will be the best first project. Bar stools with spindle backs are best left to very experienced carpenters.
The easiest custom do it yourself bar stool construction will be a 4 legged bar stool with a round upholstered seat. If you are interested in making your own bar stools you might want to start with a simple project and work your way up to more difficult bar stool designs. These books will also provide information on such topics as how to paint a bar stool and how to tighten the seat on a swivel bar stool.
As mentioned above, another way to secure customized bar stools is to sketch out the design yourself. Make notes on the materials you want to use including the materials for the legs and the bar stool seats and bring the bar stool sketch a materials notes to a variety of fabricators. Based on your ideas, the fabricators could then make bids for your business. As a rule of thumb you should secure bids from at least three unrelated fabricators. The more bids the better. Make sure the bids are detailed and contain firm time lines and provisions for over run costs.
Another way to order custom bar stools is to browse through the catalogs of bar stool manufacturers. It is possible to find a pre-existing bar stool design that could be modified to your tastes. Finding a stool in this manner may result in a certain amount of cost savings as the manufacturing machines will already be modified to create at least some of the required components. If you have a strict budget then you should ask the different manufacturers about different ways that you could realize a cost savings. For example, you might be prepared to use the legs of one design with the seat of another design.
Customized bar stools are a definite luxury. However, with a little homework you should be able to defray a bit of the cost. You could find a book on how to build bar stools, get bids on original bar stools from different fabricators or order custom bar stools from an experienced manufacturer.
