8 Best Footstools 2024 | UK Interior Designer Reviewed

Upholstered in the finest natural leather, this ottoman is as good as it gets. The entire frame comes with a 15-year guarantee for a level of insurance that's put aside for exceptional furniture alone. 

The enduring nature of birch is featured throughout the framework, while the LDF and birch legs have been brassed-capped to offer a warm and inviting style. If only the best will do, this stunning, feather-wrapped ottoman is your pick. 

Practical and storage-focused as well as stylish, this linen-look footstool will provide a safe haven for your lounge-specific bits. The round design and padded top mean it will be perfect for perching on, too, while the solid wooden frame and feet are designed to endure. 

Aside from the handy storage, the best part about this round stool is the choice of colours. With seven neutral coloured fabrics to choose from, it's ready to be picked up and matched to any decor. This modern, well-priced ottoman has its feet firmly planted in the design ideas of today. 

John Lewis is in the business of creating furniture of real beauty, and this pillow footstool is no exception. The hardwood legs give the impression of being suspended mid-pillow, with the frame cleverly supporting them out of sight below. 

The round fabric-cushioned footrest is simple yet elegant, offering a style-focused place of rest. Plus, because it is made to order, you can peruse and choose from literally hundreds of fabric types and a dark or light hardwood for the legs.

G Plan is purveyors of premium furniture built to the highest craftsmanship standards. The Sixty Five footstool comes with a 10-year frame guarantee to ensure a certain level of buying confidence in that you are shopping only for the best. 

The splayed hardwood legs offer an almost indestructible level of support, while the cotton cushioning softens the overall feel of the ottoman. The build time is up to four months for this one, but for some people, knowing you've got a made-to-order, top-of-the-range stool on its way makes it worth the wait. 

Yorkshire Homeware has a healthy range of footstools for people not wanting to spend hundreds but still get something charming. Their 100% cotton, 100% hand knitted chunky pouffe comes in several colours, from earthy tones to bright red and teal. 

The knitted cotton fabric is incredibly rich in texture, giving an undeniably cosy vibe to any lounge lucky enough to have it. It's filled with compressed polystyrene balls, but don't worry, it's nice and firm, so it will stand up to nights of foot-resting as well as seating. 

Loft 25 have taken inspiration from the old world with this Moroccan-style pouffe. The faux leather panelling is stitched together to create a roughened look that will suit laid-back homes where odd items run rife. 

Filled with foam beads, this bean-bag-style pouffe will be a heavenly comfort for your feet to find a permanent groove in. As this design doesn't feature a frame as such, we're not sure how long the structure and shape will last.

The patterned velvet fabric of this modern ottoman is simply divine and will finish off a contemporary home in the most picture-perfect way possible. The storage compartment allows you to house a whole matter of important bits, while the gold-painted iron legs are sleek and curved to keep it minimally trim. 

The padded aspect earns it plenty of plush points and will have your feet feeling fab while letting you properly relax after a long day. At such a reasonable price, it's still very much on the budget end of ottomans, but a design-heavy offering nonetheless. 

If your looking for something minimalist and modern to fit in with your home style, then this black ottoman could be just the thing. It's smaller than some but still perfectly sized for your feet and for resting a cup of coffee upon through its sturdy wooden framed design. 

The faux leather is, of course, nowhere near as tough as real leather, but it still looks the part and costs a whole lot less. The plastic feet are another indicator of its budget design, but with plenty of happy reviewers on Amazon, they obviously stand up to the resting test.