How Do You Make a Chair into a Bar Stool?

Turning a dining chair into a bar stool is a practical way to keep a piece you like while gaining taller seating, but it involves more than bolting on some extra length. Raising a seat from 45cm to counter or bar height changes how the frame carries load, so the extensions need proper dowelled joints and the finished piece needs a footrest to brace it. This guide explains which chairs convert well and which should be left alone, how to calculate the extension length from your worktop height, and how to drill, glue and clamp the joints accurately. It also covers adding stretchers, testing the finished stool, simpler alternatives, and how to keep converted seating safe over time....