Wine-barrel tasting stools: perfect for sipping, indoors or out

When offering a housewarming gift, tradition says to bring bread so the homeowner never goes hungry; salt, so her life always has flavor; and wine, so there always may be joy. Thanks to Web retailer A Texas Style, we'll have to add wine-barrel furniture to that list, so there always will be a place to sit and sip.

Retired oak wine barrels turned out to be the perfect material to recycle into rustic bar stools for use indoors or out. Perfect for the cowboy or the wine connoisseur, the stools are sustainable and made in Fredericksburg. Orders ship within five to 10 days.

Custom orders also are available in case another wine-themed design idea has you over a barrel.