Animal footstools are the modern alternative to traditional pouffes and footstools, and they’re a hot interior decor item. It’s great to know that this seriously handy furniture is back in favour, replacing a nice but outdated idea with something contemporary and cool. This article delves into the not-so-humble footstool, suggesting a few creative ideas to make the most of this charming home decor trend.
Goodbye to the ugly footstools of the past – Hello to animal footstools!
Do you remember those classic 1970s leatherette pouffes, and the real leather patchwork versions made with scraps of brown leather and suede? Souvenir pouffes decorated with bullfighting and flamenco scenes from the same era, brought home from Spanish holidays, were a popular sight in retro living rooms. Vintage footstools are still a big decor deal, but the prices can go sky high, especially in style-conscious city shops.
Footstools save space. When your living room isn’t big enough for one of those settees that expands into something you can lie down on, or you have room for a simple two-seater but not a lot else, a footstool gives you that super-lounging vibe. They’re neat and small, so can be put away easily to make instant floor space. With new homes are being built smaller and smaller, it’s good to know. If you’re in a flat or bedsit it’s a space saving life saver as well. If you live somewhere huge it’s simply an imaginative decor choice.
It you prefer something modern as well as funky and fun, our animal pouffes are lovely. Because there are so many different animals in a variety of finishes, from furry to fabric to leatherette to woolly, there’s something perfect for every warm-hearted home.
Cows are one of the best-loved choices, everything from cow footstools in black and white to tartan cow stools, flowered cow stools and Scottish cow stools with extra-large fabric horns and long orange fur. Everyone adores a hippo, which is why our hippo footstools sell so fast. People love pigs too, but there’s more. Stripy zebra footstools and golden lions with furry manes. Mammoths and horses, dogs, rabbits, pandas and bears.
So what, exactly, can you use a wildlife footstool for? As it turns out it’s about much more than feet alone. Let’s explore.
Imaginative uses for a modern footstool
Perfect for your bits and bobs when lounging
Most of us spend time watching telly in the evenings, often after a long, hard day at work or school. This is when quality relaxing happens, and for that you need all your essential bits and bobs handy. A side table is ideal, but they can be so BORING!
The TV remote, your phone, a glass of something cold or a steaming hot drink, they’ll all fit on a tray on top of a flat-topped footstool, one at each end of the settee and one next to each armchair. Now all you need to do is sit back and enjoy your favourite programmes in style.
A fun plant stand
You’ll need to stand the pant pot on a waterproof plate or saucer, of course, but there’s no reason why you can’t use a flat topped footstool as a plant stand. Many of them can take as much as 120kg in weight, which means they’re tough little customers!
Use a herd of them if you like, each with its own plant, either all the same animal or different animals. What an unusual look for the conservatory!
A hard-working doorstop
The weight and size mean these make large, unusual, effective doorstops.
Fun for the kids
Every child loves animals, which means our animal stools make a great gift. A set of them around a low table makes a fun place to draw, read, play with gadgets and enjoy snacks. If you have a tribe of kids playing at your place, footstools shaped like animals make simple, convenient extra seating, perfect for small legs.
Cat stool!
If your moggies are anything like ours they’ll gravitate straight to an animal stool and make it their home. Cats love being above ground level because it makes them feel safe. Add a fleece blanket, stand it in a secluded corner and your cat will be in heaven.
Check these out!
Our shop is stacked with exciting animal stools, all made to the right safety standards from quality materials. Take a look, make your order and it’ll be with you in no time.
Inspiring uses for animal footstools – Unusual home decor
Animal footstools are the modern alternative to traditional pouffes and footstools, and they’re a hot interior decor item. It’s great to know that this seriously handy furniture is back in favour, replacing a nice but outdated idea with something contemporary and cool. This article delves into the not-so-humble footstool, suggesting a few creative ideas to make the most of this charming home decor trend.
Goodbye to the ugly footstools of the past – Hello to animal footstools!
Do you remember those classic 1970s leatherette pouffes, and the real leather patchwork versions made with scraps of brown leather and suede? Souvenir pouffes decorated with bullfighting and flamenco scenes from the same era, brought home from Spanish holidays, were a popular sight in retro living rooms. Vintage footstools are still a big decor deal, but the prices can go sky high, especially in style-conscious city shops.
Footstools save space. When your living room isn’t big enough for one of those settees that expands into something you can lie down on, or you have room for a simple two-seater but not a lot else, a footstool gives you that super-lounging vibe. They’re neat and small, so can be put away easily to make instant floor space. With new homes are being built smaller and smaller, it’s good to know. If you’re in a flat or bedsit it’s a space saving life saver as well. If you live somewhere huge it’s simply an imaginative decor choice.
It you prefer something modern as well as funky and fun, our animal pouffes are lovely. Because there are so many different animals in a variety of finishes, from furry to fabric to leatherette to woolly, there’s something perfect for every warm-hearted home.
Cows are one of the best-loved choices, everything from cow footstools in black and white to tartan cow stools, flowered cow stools and Scottish cow stools with extra-large fabric horns and long orange fur. Everyone adores a hippo, which is why our hippo footstools sell so fast. People love pigs too, but there’s more. Stripy zebra footstools and golden lions with furry manes. Mammoths and horses, dogs, rabbits, pandas and bears.
So what, exactly, can you use a wildlife footstool for? As it turns out it’s about much more than feet alone. Let’s explore.
Imaginative uses for a modern footstool
Perfect for your bits and bobs when lounging
Most of us spend time watching telly in the evenings, often after a long, hard day at work or school. This is when quality relaxing happens, and for that you need all your essential bits and bobs handy. A side table is ideal, but they can be so BORING!
The TV remote, your phone, a glass of something cold or a steaming hot drink, they’ll all fit on a tray on top of a flat-topped footstool, one at each end of the settee and one next to each armchair. Now all you need to do is sit back and enjoy your favourite programmes in style.
A fun plant stand
You’ll need to stand the pant pot on a waterproof plate or saucer, of course, but there’s no reason why you can’t use a flat topped footstool as a plant stand. Many of them can take as much as 120kg in weight, which means they’re tough little customers!
Use a herd of them if you like, each with its own plant, either all the same animal or different animals. What an unusual look for the conservatory!
A hard-working doorstop
The weight and size mean these make large, unusual, effective doorstops.
Fun for the kids
Every child loves animals, which means our animal stools make a great gift. A set of them around a low table makes a fun place to draw, read, play with gadgets and enjoy snacks. If you have a tribe of kids playing at your place, footstools shaped like animals make simple, convenient extra seating, perfect for small legs.
Cat stool!
If your moggies are anything like ours they’ll gravitate straight to an animal stool and make it their home. Cats love being above ground level because it makes them feel safe. Add a fleece blanket, stand it in a secluded corner and your cat will be in heaven.
Check these out!
Our shop is stacked with exciting animal stools, all made to the right safety standards from quality materials. Take a look, make your order and it’ll be with you in no time.