I would use a piece of oak board to match the oak seat and use it to mount the seat.
Make the mounting piece wide enough to place a door type stop on each side to limit the swing or a piece of oak as a stop.

perhaps you should cushion the seat instead of the wall ? attach a thin buffer to the seat edge where it would contact the wall.

Not a solution, I've not seen folding barstools like those, very cool. That said, what with the potential weight on them and the multiplying of levered force when swung out, mounting these must take considerable hardware and anchor structure, no?

Delrin can be shaped like tile.

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I assume there would not be a lot of force in pushing the seat back and the stop would act like a door stop.

Until one of the kids swings it...

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Not a solution, I've not seen folding barstools like those, very cool. That said, what with the potential weight on them and the multiplying of levered force when swung out, mounting these must take considerable hardware and anchor structure, no?

It does. The lag bolts are 6” long and go through columns made of three 2x4s inside the kitchen island. The island also has hefty dog legs to ensure that all three occupied stools don’t start to lever the island off the floor. All of that structure is anchored to the slab.

GREAT ideas so far. I hadn’t thought of many of these.

This is all for my new house. It should be done by the end of February, so there will be lots of photos.

Probably screw a block of wood next to the hinge to act as a stop. Should't be able to see it when the stool is closed, and not too much when swung out.

Perhaps decorative cork.....

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perhaps you should cushion the seat instead of the wall ? attach a thin buffer to the seat edge where it would contact the wall.

I was thinking of something like this. Router a 1/8 inch groove around the edge of the seat and fill it with a clear or black o-ring, like a hydraulic piston seal.

Personally, I wouldn’t use rubber or synthetic. I would get These hollow wall anchors , and A few of these.
I’d pick up some nice cabinet knobs. I would have small cabinet knobs sticking out from the wall and use those as stoppers. The drywall won’t dent, and unless someone is an asshat and slamming the stools into the walls, it wouldn’t break the drywall.

I think I would cut a thin piece of hardwood the width of the slats, 1/4" thick, maybe thinner. Cut it 3" or so and bevel the ends. Paint to match, then mount them with some nice looking hardware. View it as a sacrificial part, if they start to look ugly, replace them.

Of course there's the car seat cover argument. You're making it look a little uglier now to protect something you won't see anyway. You could just do nothing and if they get dented, then add some protection that will also cover the dents.

A hinge pin doorstop on the lower pin should do what you want.

they come in several styles you can get them on amazon

bumper style

https://www.amazon.com/Better-...d=1580052225&sr=8-39

Hing limiter style

https://www.amazon.com/Perfect...d=1580052391&sr=8-42

slice off a piece of poodle noodle , there must be a color you prefer

I like Darthfuster's idea! That would look really sharp, IMO!!

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slice off a piece of poodle noodle , there must be a color you prefer

LMAO. I love a good pool noodle- one of the only socially acceptable ways to beat your children.

That cork is awesome! I had no idea such a thing existed.

I agree with cas; it is likely that any solution would be considered sacrificial.

Can the hinging mechanism be set so the seats will just drift close? Would upholstered and padded seats help?

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Can the hinging mechanism be set so the seats will just drift close? Would upholstered and padded seats help?

Perhaps there's a way to add tension/friction to the hinge to where they are in a bind rather than freely swing. That way, you would need a constant force to push them.

How about using the rubber bumpers linked to in your first post, wrapped in leather? Then you get the soft, resilient impact point, without it being utilitarian looking.

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Can the hinging mechanism be set so the seats will just drift close? Would upholstered and padded seats help?

I’d rather keep the seats bare wood. Modifying the hinge would be tricky. It’s a pretty stout, simple design.

The bumpers, if placed near the hinge as stops, don’t sound like a bad idea.