| Once, not so very long ago, every self-respecting | | | | style, however, should be taken into account before |
| home proudly boasted at least a pair of footstools. | | | | putting them together. In some instances, people use |
| Let's face it. After walking around in those awful boots | | | | one footstool and move it around as needed, |
| and shoes of the late nineteenth and early twentieth | | | | necessitating a plain style, while others opt to provide a |
| century, you'd really need to put your feet up for a | | | | stool for each of the room's primary chairs. |
| while. With the advent of more modern furnishings in | | | | Whatever style, choose a footstool that is sturdily |
| the latter part of the twentieth century, however, the | | | | constructed and that is heavily padded enough that |
| footstool fell out of favor. Today, I'm happy to report | | | | your feet will enjoy their respite. Also, don't choose one |
| that these old-fashioned stools and their first cousins, | | | | that is too low for putting the feet up, nor so high as to |
| ottomans, are once again the rage in home decorating | | | | make the situation uncomfortable. The height of the |
| accessories. | | | | footstool being just even with or very slightly higher |
| Footstools can be purchased to match a chair, often | | | | than the seat of the chair is a good rule. |
| being sold with the chair itself as part of a set. Or, if | | | | With today's footstools upholstered in many materials |
| you are up to the decorative challenge, you can find | | | | and colors, decorators enjoy a wide range of options |
| one on its on and match the two up yourself. Of | | | | when choosing one for a particular room. In fact, the |
| course, there is no hard and fast rule about a particular | | | | biggest challenge might be limiting the number, since |
| footstool going with a certain chair. Color and general | | | | they seem to go well in almost every sort of décor. |