So I need your help: After seven years of garden variety family wear and tear, our red dining chairs are just about on their last legs. I get so many comments about them on this blog that I thought you might have some strong opinions about what the next ones should be. Weโre not exactly sure what we want yet, but we know we want them to be red, comfortable, on the modern sideโฆand available in knock-off form (!). Based on this criteria, weโve narrowed it down to the nine you see above. Vote for your favorite in the comment field below and Iโll choose one reader at random to receive a copy of bothย Dinner: A Love Story and, almost hot off the presses:ย Dinner: The Playbook. (When I hit the bigtime, maybe then Iโll be able to offer a full dining set as the giveaway โ and maybe not even the knock-offs.) Your choices:
1. Tolix Chair 2. Globus Chair 3. Salt Chair 4. Thonet Vienna Chair 5. Wishbone Chair 6. Thonet Era Chair 7. Navy Chair 8. Saarinen Tulip Chair 9. Eames Molded Chair.ย
Contest ends Thursday, 8/21 at noon ET. Good luck! UPDATE: The winner (Rosie: #384) has been notified. Thanks for playing everyone!
RIP my beautiful red chairs that are no longer available on the interweb (as far as I can tell).
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#5!
Iโve been researching this too and I would go with #7 because they seem indestructible and I like to make decisions as few times as possible. But THESE made by Three Coins Cast also come in red and are aluminum! http://threecoins.com/products/collection/category/windsor
#1 and #3 โ
Thonet Vienna Chair- classic and fun, yet functional ๐
#4 Thonet Vienna Chair- classic and fun, yet functional ๐
We have #1 in our dining room (not red though) and while they are super easy to clean and I love the look, they make your bottom cold. I like 5. And I hope your bottom remains warm always.
#5, because they are my dream chair, but better b/c they come in red!
I would choose 7, classic and comfortable
#3! those look timeless!
I like #5 and #1
Just want to warn against #9. The fasteners loosen easily and the legs โflexโ under weight which makes for unpleasant sitting.
2!
#3 ๐
5 for sure. Both cute and comfy!
#1. It doesnโt resemble your current chairs as much, but switching it up might be nice. In addition, I have the Restoration Hardware version of this chair and like it a lot. I find it perfectly comfy, and while it does start off cold, it warms up quickly. Plus warmth is easily solved with some of those Ikea sheepskins or a nice cushion. ๐
#6 is my vote (although I seem to be in the minority)
I like #3!
Oh just go with 6 different ones. can you tell I have commitment issues?
#3 or #4. definitely.
I like #3, but Iโm a bit of a traditionalist. But might be nice to mix up the more traditional with the contemporary. . .
Hello Jenny and Andy
Chair #8 the Saarinen Tulip is my choice.
Its pedestal style matches that of your table, and its white color matches your window trim and radiator. Last but not least it looks comfortable, which is important when eating or spending any length of time sitting.
Have fun deciding โ> it was tough enough when you had just the 9 choices of chairs. Now you have hundreds of opinions too!
Carolyn
Number 5, wishbone. Looks comfier than some of the other options.
5! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5! 5! Oh dear lord, pick 5!
I have wishbones # 5
Seat bottoms might be tough to keep clean for every day โ ours are in the dining room
Got mine on Overstock- in black
Love love them, so comfy
Highly recommend if you can handle mess on woven seats
If not go salt, classic plus modern
And you can wipe them down when mess happens
What about these?
http://www.union.wisc.edu/terracestore/itemVariations.aspx?id=67&cat=Furniture
Theyโre actually more for outside use, but I think theyโre so cool.