While it’s essential to choose bar stools that fit in with your decorating style, you should also be selecting stools that will stand up to the test of time. If you purchase a barstool that costs less than $100, then expect to assemble them. While this decision may initially save you on your budget, prepare to continue tightening bolts throughout the lifetime of the barstool to prevent it from falling apart. Otherwise, you can expect to pay between $100 and $250 for a preassembled barstool for better quality stools or upwards of $400 and $600 for the highest quality barstools. Because you and your guests will be sitting on these stools regularly, it’s best to choose more top quality pieces because you’ll want them to last longer. Therefore, making a more significant investment is more beneficial than having to replace pieces in a couple of years.