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Know Your Chairs

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

4056CR Henry Exposed Wood

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Setting the mood in a dining room is as easy as matching the table with the chairs or mixing up some of the seating units to achieve a certain look. Chairs are a great help when it comes to setting the tone inside any room.

Here are some of the chair types that you can choose from –

Arm Chair

The arm chair is a type of chair that is often situated at the head of the table. These, compared to other kinds of chairs, have a more formal look and feel. Contrasting arm chairs can be used to establish a statement while there are also those that match the side chairs.

Arm chairs can be made of plastic, metal, wood and many other materials. It can also be upholstered or not.

Side Chair

A side chair is an armless chair that is often placed at the side of a dining table. In a more casual setting, though, a side chair may be placed at the head of the table. This can be upholstered though, generally, they are not.

1586-75310-BRN1 Scoop Wood Klismos Chair

1586-75310-BRN1 Scoop Wood Klismos Chair

Parsons Chair

The parsons chair is suitable for any home theme. It comes with basic lines and design. This can also be upholstered. The fabrics used range from leather to linen, tufted to patterned, and many more.

Upholstered and Non-Upholstered Types

There is a wide variety of upholstery options as well as styles for chairs. It is crucial that you assess your lifestyle as well as the members of your family before you come up with your final decision regarding the fabrics and upholstery.

Upholstered chair seats and backs have a more glamorous and traditional feel to them. An all metal or wood chair, on the other hand, has a streamlined appearance, thus, they are perfect for modern settings. This second type is also a lot easier to clean and maintain as compared to the upholstered chairs.

Here are some of the leading choices when it comes to chair styles –

Traditional

This dining chair has more elaborate slats, they often come with ornate details and carved legs. Regency, Chippendale and Queen Anne chairs are common traditional chair styles. These are commonly tufted or upholstered.

Modern or Contemporary

These are often made of molded plastic, bent wood, or metal. They offer an organic or streamlined look.

Ladderback

The ladderback chair has horizontal slats that re spaced evenly along the back of the seat. This is a traditional design but it can be made suitable into any home theme including transitional and country styles.

Mission or Shaker

This kind of chair shows clean lines. Expect no extra details with this kind of chair. Mission chairs come with straight, simple lines and are made of wood. Shaker style chairs show curved panels.

Windsor

This is a kind of English chair that features spindle back and legs. Its back can be hooped or bowed. It offers a country or casual feel.

If you want to learn the different chair backs, here they are –

Balloon

This is a chair with rounded back which tapers towards the seat. This if often associated with Art Noveau and Victorian style chairs.

Banister

The banister back comes with three to six baluster-shaped, vertical slats. This is often used in Early American chairs.

Bentwood

The bentwood chair back comes with curved wooden pieces. Art Nouveau pieces often come with this kind of style.

Crossbar

As its name suggests, crossbar chair back comes with an X-shaped splat. This is associated with the Duncan Phyfe furniture style.

Crosspiece

This style comes with a single, flat, vertical slat. It is used in Duncan Phyfe, Sheraton, and American Empire furniture styles.

Ladderback

Also known as the slatback, it comes with equally-spaced horizontal slats. Chippendale, Colonial, Pennsylvania Dutch and Early American all feature this kind of chair back.

There are many other chair backs to choose from. See which one fits your chosen theme.

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