{"product_id":"cong-bar-stool","title":"Cong Bar Stool","description":"\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eVintage mid-century industrial silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eTrue bar-height\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003ePowder-coated blackened steel frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eReinforced footrest with cross stretchers\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003ePadded seat and back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eCommercial-grade construction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eNon-marring floor glides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eEasy-clean wipe-down upholstery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e■ \u003cstrong\u003eMatching side chair available\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eA Bar-Height Stool with Mid-Century Character\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Cong Bar Stool brings warm vintage character to bars, lounges, and high-top dining areas. The channel-stitched seat and back — borrowed from mid-century automotive upholstery and classic American diner design — gives the stool a tailored, hand-finished feel that reads richer and more considered than typical metal-frame bar seating. Set against the slim, tapered blackened steel legs and reinforced footrest, the cognac upholstery pops beautifully against dark wood bar tops, exposed brick, blackened steel railings, and warm overhead lighting. For designers working on cocktail lounges, whiskey bars, gastropubs, brewpubs, mid-century concepts, and hotel lobby bars, the Cong delivers an immediate sense of place — the kind of bar stool guests instinctively want to settle into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eTrue Bar Height, Built for Long Evenings\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Cong Bar Stool is built at \u003cstrong\u003etrue bar height — 30″ seat — sized for standard 42″ bar tops and high-top tables.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you're seating guests at standard counter-height surfaces (36″ counters), the side chair-height variant is the right specification instead. The integrated footrest, reinforced with cross stretchers between the legs, gives guests a comfortable place to rest their feet through long evenings — a small detail that makes a meaningful difference to how long guests linger (and how many rounds they order). Padded seat and back use commercial-grade construction designed for years of daily bar use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eBuilt for Daily Bar and Lounge Service\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Cong combines clean European styling with the kind of sturdy steel-frame construction North American operators expect from commercial bar seating. The powder-coated steel frame resists scuffs, scratches, spilled cocktails, and the daily abuse of high-traffic bar service. Non-marring floor glides protect hardwood, tile, and polished concrete flooring through years of stool-pulling and bar-front turnover. The wipe-clean upholstery surface makes daily maintenance simple — important to operators running busy weekend service, while the polished aesthetic gives designers and contractors confidence the bar will photograph and perform as intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eCoordinated Bar and Dining Program\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Cong Bar Stool is part of a two-piece family — the matching \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbuychairs.com\/products\/cong-side-chair\"\u003eCong Side Chair\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers the same channel-stitched seat, back, and blackened steel frame at standard dining height. 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