How to Measure the Overhang for a Bar Stool Area Counter

Bar stools are a fun, casual seating option for a kitchen or dining area. Before you select bar stools, take careful measurements of your counter to ensure that you purchase bar stools that will fit under your counter at the correct proportion to be comfortable for guests. Counter height is an important consideration, as is the depth of the overhang--people should be able to sit on the stools and reach the counter without banging their knees.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Position the end of the tape measure at the front edge of the counter.

   • 2

     Extend the tape measure straight back from the front of the counter along the underside of the counter until it encounters the vertical wall below the counter top.

   • 3

     Note the dimension on the tape measure where it meets the wall. This is your overhang measurement.