Bar-stools are also useful elsewhere in the home, particularly in the kitchen. Metals in aluminum, stainless, wrought iron and chrome. Wood stools are available in a number of stains depending on the manufacturer: unfinished, mahogany, bamboo, black, teak, Oak Dark, Natural, Cherry. Bar stools can be casual, contemporary, or elegant and best of all, they can be trendsetting. These great seats have come a long way since the Wild West.