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Other similar paulownia stools from the same type of product are delivered in one piece [3].","q":"Does the stool come fully assembled or require assembly?"},{"a":"The stool has a small footprint (8\" x 10.25\"), which should be stable on carpet for light use. For thicker or shag carpet, we recommend placing a felt pad under the base to prevent wobbling and protect the carpet — this is a common recommendation for similar stools [2][3].","q":"Is the stool stable on carpeted floors given its small base?"}],"reviews":[{"date":"October 7, 2024","title":"Cute but small","rating":1,"content":"when I received it I found it was very small and had an acrylic feel. I returned this product to the store.","reviewer_name":"Vivianne M."},{"date":"November 4, 2024","title":"qu il est tres résistant","rating":5,"content":"il est de bonne qualité et peut etre utile malgré qu il est petit","reviewer_name":"Nicole F."},{"date":"November 9, 2024","title":"Tabouret","rating":5,"content":"Bien fonctionnel et pratique","reviewer_name":"Sylvie B."},{"date":"July 5, 2026","title":"Wobbly","rating":4,"content":"Not actually functional other than a little shelf. Too wobbly to use as any sort of stool.","reviewer_name":"Micki C."},{"date":"October 17, 2024","title":"Extremely disappointed.","rating":1,"content":"One of the legs looks like it was sawn off and then glued back on. Really disappointed. I would think that they would not send out a product with such an obvious defect.","reviewer_name":"Karin G."},{"date":"December 20, 2025","title":"Slit chip on top when arriving","rating":5,"content":"Not as dark as the picture and came with a small chip on the top but it was perfect in size for my small washroom","reviewer_name":"paige b."},{"date":"September 20, 2025","title":"Magnifique","rating":5,"content":"Belle pièce de décoration \nVraiment très joli","reviewer_name":"Marie-Josée L."},{"date":"November 25, 2024","title":"Petit et mignon","rating":5,"content":"Dans la salle de bain rustique magnifique","reviewer_name":"Anne B."},{"date":"December 12, 2024","title":"Too small","rating":1,"content":"Returned it. Unfortunately it didn’t look like the picture and was extremely small.","reviewer_name":"Chelsea S."},{"date":"December 30, 2025","title":"Stool","rating":1,"content":"The stool arrived chipped and with scratches. Had to return. Very unfortunate.","reviewer_name":"Nora B."},{"date":"December 20, 2025","title":"Comme sur la photo, je","rating":5,"content":"Comme sur la photo, je l’adore. Merci de nous présenter de si jolies choses.\nSylvie Jean","reviewer_name":"Jean S."}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/furniture/chairs-stools/counter-stools/dark-paulownia-wood-decorative-stool--7393-1232301?colourId=0","deep_research":{"dimensions":{"uniqueness_variations":{"title":"Embracing the one-of-a-kind nature of each stool","entries":{"flame_heated_shading":"The dark painted finish is applied over a flame-heated surface, causing the pigment to penetrate unevenly — softer, lighter areas of the wood absorb less, resulting in subtle scorch-like gradations that make each stool’s final coloration irreproducible.","decorative_scale_object":"At 13.5 inches tall, the stool functions more as a plinth for plants or a sculptural side-table accent than a daily seat; its compact footprint turns the wood’s one-of-a-kind character into a focal point, making variation between pieces a feature worth selecting for.","fast_grown_grain_patterns":"Paulownia grows rapidly, yielding wide, flowing grain lines that sweep across the 10.25-inch top — because each tree’s growth rings differ, every stool’s surface displays a unique map of grain orientation, figure, and density.","authentic_small_cracks_and_knots":"Paired with the maker’s own description of subtle variations as ‘signs of authenticity,’ the presence of small knots, hairline cracks, and irregular grain lines is an expected characteristic of paulownia — these details confirm the stool is a natural material slice rather than a molded replica."}},"paulownia_sustainability":{"title":"Why paulownia wood is an eco-friendly choice","entries":{"5_7_year_harvest_cycle":"Paulownia trees reach harvestable trunk size in as little as 5–7 years, compared to 40–60 years for temperate hardwoods like oak; this rapid growth cycle means the wood in this stool is a crop rotation product, not a slow-depleting lumber commodity, giving buyers a renewable-source guarantee anchored in agroforestry timelines rather than abstract pledges.","low_input_marginal_land_crop":"The species thrives on degraded or marginal soils with low water and fertilizer inputs, and is often deployed in phytoremediation and agroforestry projects to restore unused land; the stool's raw material commonly originates from cultivation that added ecological value rather than clearing primary forest or competing with food production, a land-use benefit that distinguishes it from many conventional furniture hardwoods.","stump_regeneration_coppicing":"After harvest, paulownia regenerates from the existing root crown, a process called coppicing, producing multiple timber cycles from a single planting without the need for re-tilling or replanting; this reduces soil disruption and embedded energy across the stool's raw-material lifecycle, making it a lower-disturbance wood than plantation-grown species that rely on repeated clear-felling and replanting.","elevated_carbon_sequestration_rate":"Paulownia's extreme juvenile growth — up to 15 feet per year — drives a carbon uptake rate that outpaces slower-growing temperate hardwoods, meaning the wood stock used in this stool locked away atmospheric carbon more quickly than equivalent furniture lumber milled from maple or ash, contributing to a lower net greenhouse gas impact over the tree's growth period."}}}},"handle":"dark-paulownia-wood-decorative-stool-7393-1232301","storefront_path":"/en/furniture/chairs-stools/counter-stools/dark-paulownia-wood-decorative-stool--7393-1232301","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/furniture/chairs-stools/counter-stools/dark-paulownia-wood-decorative-stool--7393-1232301"}}