For small homeowners, entertaining relatives and friends to play at home during the New Year holidays often encounters an embarrassing problem -
Guests have no room to sit.
Some time ago, I went to a friend's house to play board games, nine people gathered around the coffee table and looked at each other, the sofa was obviously crammed with up to three, and the friend collected a few stools from the corner, and did not make up the number of people, and the rest had to sit cross-legged on the ground.
Whether their butts are icy or not I don't know, it's inevitable that their legs will be numb.
If you buy less stools and can't sit down, and buy more without land, can't small house owners enjoy the "social freedom" of home?
"Stop standing, sit down and talk"
When it comes to stools for entertaining guests, those who grew up in the Greater Bay Area are certainly no strangers to a red plastic stool.
Whether in parks, mahjong halls, barbecue shops and fly restaurants on the street, it can be seen everywhere. Its simple appearance and affordable price are worthy of its resounding title: Guangdong Province "Provincial Stool".
The provincial stool that never falls behind Source: Network
Friends who grew up in the north are more familiar with "Little Maza".
At the temporary chess stall on the side of the road, there will always be a few uncles in I-vests, who skillfully support small horses and sit selflessly with fans until dark.
Maza with a handful Source: Network
Whether it's a plastic stool in the south or a small maza in the north, there will be a few handfuls from house to house, and when there are many guests, they will come in handy immediately.
Someone gave this type of stool a figurative nickname: the spare tire stool.
Just like the spare tire of a car, it is usually not used, and it is indispensable in an emergency.
The popularity is so high, some netizens laughed that even the building has to be built into a provincial stool Source: C-Z-Q
The spare tire stool is highly functional and is mainly used in non-daily emergency scenarios.
"Stop standing, sit down and talk" is the tacit understanding of most Chinese families, and there is no guarantee of a home at home, but guests must at least have a relatively decent seat.
Some netizens said that they had prepared as many as 37 stools, and finally barely met the needs of each person in the context of a large family.
Fortunately, the stools she bought can be stacked and extended to higher places, reducing the horizontal footprint. Otherwise, tens of thousands of yuan per square meter of balcony will become an exclusive warehouse for stools.
An astonishing number of spare Picture source: Little Red Book
For small apartments with insufficient restaurant space, the storage of dining chairs is also a headache:
There are only two or three permanent residents in the family, but the dining chairs have to be prepared for the occasional guest.
Even if you usually push the dining chair into the table as soon as you finish eating, it will more or less block part of the aisle.
It's an eyesore, especially when you get up at night, confused and don't know how many times you will hit your toes.
Small chairs are difficult to store Source: Little Red Book
In this case, the spare tire bench can be described as a savior-like existence.
When not in use, all stacked up, and when you want to use it, they are lined up, and you can attack and retreat or defend.
It is convenient for your own family, and you will not lose face when you come to the guests, but also give the stretched room a little breathing room in the room.
Self-cultivation of the spare tire stool
Strictly speaking, the spare tire stool is not a separate classification, but a stool that can be called a "spare tire stool" has three self-cultivation rules to follow.
First of all, of course, "stowable".
Can be stacked, or can be closed and folded, at least one of them can be satisfied, in order to touch the basic threshold of the spare tire bench.
Minimize the floor space and reduce unnecessary presence, which facilitates the storage of small apartments.
The spare tire stool can be stored to be easy to use Source: Melody
Some families will also tailor the spare tire stool to make a storage cabinet, and measure the height, width and depth in advance.
It is also a good idea to pile it up and stuff it when you don't use it, focusing on a sense of 0 presence.
Plan storage cabinets for spare tire benches in advance Source: Carrots
To meet the function of storage, the second criterion of the spare tire stool is "easy to take".
Friends who have used the Guangdong Province stool will definitely be impressed by the difficulty of its handling.
The more stacked, the greater the friction between the stools and the more difficult it is to handle. If you want to take it smoothly, brute force will not work, you have to rely on skill, and there is a learning cost.
When I was an inexperienced child, I often went directly to brute force, either unable to pull out one, or pulling out several at once, and in many cases ended up calling adults to help.
If you don't want to feel the same frustration experience of the Guangdong Province stool, the smoothness of the spare tire stool needs to be considered on the table.
Netizens can't separate the provincial stool to post for help Source: Little Red Book
In addition to good storage and handling, the visual neatness will also greatly add points to the spare tire bench.
In fact, from a practical point of view, most stools can be stored vertically, that is, stacked. Even chairs with backrests without folding functions can be forcibly stacked and stacked into abstract installations in art exhibitions.
But for us ordinary people, compared to using chairs and stools to show the art of stacking, we still care more about the neatness and smoothness after stacking.
Neat storage is pleasing to the eye Source: UNOL11
The smooth design that can be stored, the friction is smaller, and the neat and unified shape can be filtered towards these three features, and the unusable spare tire stool can basically be eliminated.
In addition, you can also add practical accessories such as non-slip silent foot mats according to your own needs.
In terms of the height selection of the spare tire stool, look at the main use scenarios: New Year and festival dinners are commonly used, then match according to the height of the dining table; Prefer the living room board game viewing party, based on the height of the coffee table or sofa as the standard.
To function, but also to look good
As a part of the furniture, the spare tire stool naturally cannot be too ugly, which will reduce the overall appearance.
I've found some attractive and versatile styles for you to use as a reference when choosing a spare tire stool.
Stacked
IKEA has two types of stools that can be regarded as spare tire stools, namely the round Marius with holes and the triangular Syller stool. The price is relatively affordable, and picking a color one also has the effect of lighting up the space.
The top is Marius, the bottom is the Syller stool Source: IKEA
A low stool with a little shape like this is also a good choice. There is a support design at the rear, it is not easy to slide back when sitting on it, and there is a hollow handle that is easy to access on the side, which is both beautiful and practical.
Source: Unicafurn
If you don't like the texture of plastic, you can also choose rattan or leather, although it is more difficult to clean than plastic, but visually more special, there are sacrifices.
Source: (top) Di Li Lengba (bottom) Sen Hao Home
Windmill model
This spare tire stool, the surface of the stool is like a rotating windmill, and the side after stacking has a smooth arc.
Unique appearance, many merchants have the same model, but there are many corner-cutting, and you need to carefully identify the quality when buying.
It is recommended that the stool legs are solid styles, and a single stool weighs about 3 pounds and the non-slip mat is thicker, which will be more stable.
Source: Moon Ink Furniture
The colorful plastic windmill bench is more suitable for the relatively young decoration style such as Nordic French. If you prefer calm and versatility, or a new Chinese Japanese style, you can consider solid wood.
Source: Mansfeld
Variant model
Compared to the stacked and windmill models, the deformed model has a smaller horizontal footprint, but there is a limit on vertical stacking, which is more suitable for the number of guests ≤ 3.
Source: Unicafurn
The idea is a little more open, the folding stool commonly used in fishing camping can also be placed at home as a spare tire stool, folded up only the size of a disc.
But this is not so versatile, the home is American style, or friends who want to challenge their own aesthetics can try.
Source: Kuang Tu Wild Crane
The few recommended above are spare tire stools without backrests, and prefer styles with backrests, which can be looked in the direction of camping chairs.
It can be stored with one hand, and the shape is simple and not obtrusive at home.
Source: Multi-Harvest Movement
Of course, if there are occasional guests at home, the spare tire stool is used less frequently, buy a futon and floor mat instead, or you don't need to add extra.
Or liberate the spare tire stool from pure social functions, and use it as a coffee table, bedside table, shoe changing stool, cushioning a flower pot, decorations, and then restore and move it when relatives and friends come to play, multi-purpose and improve the utilization rate.
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