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Mid Century Modern Expandable Slatted Coffee Table/Bench by John Keal
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Soquel, CA
end tables in walnut and topped with enameled copper and upholstered low-profile dining chairs framed
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Brown Jordan Outdoor Dining Chairs, Set of 6, Aluminum Frame, USA 1980s
By Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A versatile and timeless set of six aluminum patio dining chairs by Brown Jordan, including two
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Pair of Dining Chairs in Off-White Upholstery and Black Frame
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of dining chairs, fabric, lacquered wood, Italy, 1970s
Italian dining chairs that have a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Milo Baughman Mid Century Modern Chrome Floating Frame Dining Arm Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Chrome Floating Frame Dining Arm Chair. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Dining Arm Chairs with Bronzed Frames
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, probably dating to the late 1960s. The frames of these chairs are composed of patinated bronzed-steel, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
2023 Marcel Breuer for Tecta D40 Dining Arm Chair with Blue Fabric and Frame
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a D40 dining chair, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. This particular example
Category
2010s German Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Casablanca Chair, Black Frame with Black Leather
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and we offer several types of upholstery and frame colors. The dining chair is made in Denmark
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$1,218 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Walnut Victorian X Frame Stool Seat Ottoman Chair
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality large walnut Victorian X frame stool seat ottoman chair.
Fine quality
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Stools
Materials
Walnut
$572 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of Four Vintage Metal Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of four, midcentury, patio, garden, outdoor, dining chairs with wrought iron frames that are
Category
Vintage 1950s American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,200 / set
21st Century Leather Upholstered and Bronzed Frame Bar Stool, the Bar Chair
By B.B. for Reschio, Benedikt Bolza Design
Located in Lisciano Niccone, Perugia
bar chair, a new element of the B.B. for Reschio range.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Charlotte Perriand Style High Back Chair with Rattan Seat and Black Metal Frame
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single high back woven rattan chair with tubular black enameled metal frame. Good original
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Handmade Ava Bar Chair in Upholstered Linen with Walnut Frame by Nolita Harbour
Located in Carvalhosa, PT
The Ava Bar Chair by Nolita Harbour is a striking blend of contemporary design and timeless
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
New York Soleil Armrest Chair in Black Rope Frame
White Legs by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
colors. The collection includes a sofa, an armchair, a pouf, a chair with or without armrests and a stool
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Rope
5-Piece Italian Outdoor Dining Set–Includes Table and 4 Stackable Chairs
Located in NEW YORK, NY
dining chair structure in aluminum frame and seat in powder-coated aluminum. Hand woven backrest with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
4 Large Henredon Jacobean Style Armed Dining Chairs Barley Twist Gold Chenille
By Henredon
Located in Topeka, KS
style dining chairs by Henredon!! Let’s just start with these phenomenal Barley Twist frames!! WOW
Category
Late 20th Century American Jacobean Armchairs
Materials
Chenille, Wood
7-Piece Italian Outdoor Dining By Daniele Lo Scalzo Moscheri
Located in NEW YORK, NY
four. The dining chair structure in aluminum frame and seat in powder-coated aluminum. Hand woven
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Wood Frame Bar Stool in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Wood Frame Collection
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Wood Frame Counter Stool in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Wood Frame collection
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Wood Frame Armchair in Solid Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Wood Frame Collection
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Wood Frame Armchair in Walnut, Black Oil and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
By BassamFellows
Located in Ridgefield, CT
to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Wood Frame collection
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Russell Woodard Orleans Pattern Wrought Iron Patio Garden Dining Set, 5 Pc Set
By Russell Woodard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
very rare ornate pedestal base round dining table with glass top, Wrought iron frames, (4) dining
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of 19th Century English Regency Carved Mahogany and Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of English Regency mahogany frame dining chairs, early 19th century. Features exquisite
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery, Giltwood
Italian Modern Norman Foster + Partners for Mattiazzi MC 21 Leva Black Ash Chair
By Foster + Partners
Located in Secaucus, NJ
chair.
Specification:
Frame materials: Black Ash of European Origin.
Model: MC 21-Leva Chair.
Designed
Category
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Ash
Custom Three-Piece Sectional Sofa with Brass Base, 1980s Post-Modern
By Milo Baughman, Preview, Weiman, Craft Associates, Weiman Preview Furniture
Located in Round Top, TX
pieces, from chrome framed dining chairs, coffee tables, a Parsons burl wood dining table and matching
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Brass
$1,125 Sale Price / set
75% Off
Italian Set of Four Architectural Armchairs in Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four dining chairs, beech, cognac leather, Italy, 1960s
Set of four Italian dining chairs
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Aksel Bender Madsen for Fritz Hansen Set of Four Armchairs in Oak
By Aksel Bender Madsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, circa 1955
This set of four Danish dining chairs feature a blond oak frame that forms a great colour
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Stunning Restored Pair of Large-Scale Vintage Cane Armchairs, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
A exceptional pair large-scale arm or dining chairs, circa 1975. Stout hardwood frame construction
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Early Victorian Carved Hardwood Library Reading Armchair Regency Blue Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
armchairs which are listed separately as they have different shaped frames, four dining chairs and a chaise
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Set of 8 Ico Parisi Italian Mid-Century Mahogany Framed Dining Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 8 Italian Mid-Century dining chairs with mahogany frames and yellow faux alligator
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 Charles Hollis Jones American Multi-Colored Lucite Dining Side Chair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 6 American Contemporary dining side chairs with clear lucite frames with multi colored
Category
20th Century American Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Lucite, Upholstery, Fabric
Set of 6 James Mont Midcentury American Cerused and Silver Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Mid-Century (1940s) American Modern dining chairs with cerused gray frames, narrow
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Frame Back Dining Chair
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid Mahogany frame back dining chair.
Seat height-19”.
Seat depth -17.5”.
COM
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...
Materials
Upholstery
$1,650 / item
Set of Ten Frame Back Dining Chairs
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid mahogany frame back dining chair.
Measures: Seat height-19”.
Seat depth -17.5”.
COM
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$18,150 / set
Set of 12 Frame Back Dining Chairs
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid Mahogany frame back dining chair.
Measures:
Seat height19”.
Seat depth 17.5”.
COM
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$21,780 / set
Set of Four Frame Back Dining Chairs
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid mahogany frame back dining chair.
Measures: Seat height-19”.
Seat depth -17.5”.
COM
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$7,260 / set
Set of Six Frame Back Dining Chairs
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid mahogany frame back dining chair.
Seat height-19”.
Seat depth -17.5”.
COM
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$10,890 / set
Set of Eight Frame Back Dining Chairs
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid Mahogany frame back dining chair.
Seat height-19”.
Seat depth -17.5”.
COM
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$14,520 / set
1960s Erik Buch Beech framed Danish Dining Chairs
By Erik Buch
Located in London, GB
A stylish and rare set of six set of solid beech framed, Danish dining chairs with newly
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak, Beech
Princeton Quilted Dining Chairs
Gunmetal Frame
, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine Princeton quilted dining chairs (gunmetal frame), 20th century.
These quilted dining
Category
20th Century European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of Eight 1970s Aluminium Framed Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Architectural dining chairs constructed of aluminium flat bar and upholstered seats
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vittorio Dassi Design Dining Chairs, Rosewood Frame and Upholstered Seat
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Milan, IT
Vittorio Dassi design dining chairs, 1950s. Rosewood frame and upholstered seat.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Gosling Classic Dining Chair with Oak Frame and Upholstery details
By Tim Gosling
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully classic shaped dining chair, with tapered legs and contemporary button detail. There
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Sheraton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Upholstery
1970s Chrome Frame Dining Chair with Grey and Midnight Blue Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Chrome frame dining chair newly upholstered in grey and midnight blue diamond patterned fabric. USA
Category
Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Style Walnut Frame Dining Chair with Armrests, Made in Italy
By Marco Belloni
Located in Barlassina, IT
Dining chair with armrests in contemporary style. Simple and elegant line designed for dining room
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
C08 Dining Chair with Solid Walnut Frame and Black Wool Upholstery
By Jason Lewis Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
The C08 dining chair in solid walnut or other domestic hardwoods. The sculpted joinery of the base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...
Materials
Walnut
Dining Chair by Afteroom, Black Steel Frame, with Painted Wood Seats
By Afteroom
Located in San Marcos, CA
, both in wood, contrast the solid steel frame. And when looking at the chair, it's difficult to
Category
2010s Bulgarian Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Dining Chairs with a Chrome Framed Black Velvet Upholstery
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Introduce a timeless charm to your dining space with this remarkable set of six dining chairs
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Italian Vittorio Dassi Wood Frame Dining Chair in Steel Blue Velvet
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Vittorio Dassi wood-frame dining chairs newly upholstered in steel blue cut velvet
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Four Dining Chairs
Located in Paris, FR
Four dining chairs with oak frame, teak wood handle, seats and backs upholstered with stitched
Category
Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs
$1,906 / set
Italian dining chairs
Located in Den Bommel, NL
Rare and fabulous designed set of four dining chairs. The heavy frames have lovely soft curves
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$3,500 / set
Arthur Umanoff chrome frame dining chairs in the style of Pierre Cardin.
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE
A set of six chrome dining chairs believed to be designed by Arthur Umanoff for contemporary shells
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Modern Style Argentina Dining Chair in Cowhide w/ Pitched Back
Brass Frame
By Modshop
Located in Compton, CA
Modshop's Argentina chair is what your home needs. In cowhide upholstery, the brass frame starts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
8x Vintage 1960s teak framed upholstered dining chairs by HW. Klein for Bramin
By Bramin Mobler
Located in London, GB
A very stylish set of eight teak framed 1960s Danish dining chairs with original textile. These
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Milo Baughman Thin-Frame Dining Chairs, Set of 4 Upholstered in Missoni Home
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin ' Thin Line ' Chrome Dining Chairs upholstered in Libertad
Category
Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Four Dining Chairs with Chrome Frame by Romeo Rega, circa 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
chairs are built with a sturdy chrome frame that epitomizes contemporary elegance. The high-back profile
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Curved Art Deco Leather or Velvet Dining Chair with Lacquered Wood Frame
By Maurice Dufrêne, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
with different leathers, velvets or cottons and different frames featuring Mahogany, teak or other
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Dining Chairs of Blue Fiberglass with Chrome Frames from Kreuger, Set of 4
By Krueger International
Located in Madison, WI
Dining chairs of blue fiberglass with chrome frames from Kreuger International. Set of 4. This set
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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Dining Chair Frame For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic dining chair frame available at 1stDibs. A dining chair frame — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. There are 282 variations of the antique or vintage dining chair frame you’re looking for, while we also have 66 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect dining chair frame — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A dining chair frame made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one dining chair frame that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kai Kristiansen, Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik and Modshop produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Dining Chair Frame?
Prices for a dining chair frame can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $76 and can go as high as $36,400, while the average can fetch as much as $2,394.
Finding the Right Dining-room-chairs for You
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
Questions About Dining Chair Frame
- What is a dining chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024A dining chair is a chair used to provide seating while dining at a table. There are two main types: side chairs and armchairs. As the name suggests, armchairs feature integrated arms, and they typically go along the short ends of rectangular tables. Free of arms, side chairs are usually arranged along the sides of rectangular tables. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Dining chairs should be around 18 inches tall. Since most dining tables are 30 inches high, 18 inch tall dining chairs allow for a comfortable amount of legroom. As a general rule of thumb, there should be around 12 inches between a dining table and a seat.
- What is a carver dining chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A carver dining chair is a kind of spool chair with legs rising above the seat level to frame the back and support the armrests. A theory about how carver chairs got their name is that the “master of the household” would sit at the head of the dining table and carve the meat that would be served for dinner. A widely reported origin story for the carver chair is that the name references a Pilgrim named John Carver, who was the founder of the Plymouth colony of Massachusetts in the United States. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage carver chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between dining chairs and accent chairs is primarily their function. Generally, dining chairs are used in dining areas, where they provide comfortable seating for people to use while eating at tables. You'll normally find accent chairs in seating areas and other parts of the home, where users can sit on them while they read, make conversation or enjoy other relaxing activities. Shop a wide variety of antique, vintage and contemporary chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 6, 2023The difference between an accent chair and a dining chair comes down to function and design. An accent chair usually goes in a seating area, and makers craft them with comfort in mind. As a result, most accent chairs feature cushioning and upholstery and are characterized by generous proportions. The purpose of a dining chair is to provide a place to sit while enjoying a meal. Usually, dining chairs are lighter and smaller than accent chairs for easy maneuvering. While they may have padded seats and backrests, dining chairs generally aren't as abundantly cushioned as accent chairs. Explore a large selection of chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024Many furniture lovers feel that leather dining chairs are worth it. Due to its natural beauty, leather can elevate dining rooms and add interest to interior designs by bringing in a new texture. Leather is also fairly easy to wipe clean, and top-grain and full-grain upholstery often hold up well to the effects of frequent use. Keep in mind that other factors contribute to the overall quality of a chair, such as its frame materials and construction methods. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of leather dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024Yes, it may be worth recovering dining chairs. If the upholstery on your chairs is worn or stained, but the frames are in good condition, recovering them can restore their appearance and allow you to continue using your furniture for more years. However, there may be some downsides to recovering. Sometimes, the material and labor costs may be more than what you might pay for new chairs. Recovering some vintage or antique dining chairs may also diminish their value. If your chairs are vintage or antique, you may wish to consult a certified appraiser or antique dealer to learn about the potential impact of replacing the fabric before you proceed with the recovery process. It is also a good idea to get estimates from a few professional furniture repairers to see how much the project will cost. Shop a large collection of dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024The chairs at a dining table are generally just called dining chairs. Chairs without arms that go along the sides of a table are side chairs. Typically positioned at the ends of tables, dining chairs framed by arms are armchairs. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of antique, vintage and contemporary dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A dining chair with arms is called a carver chair or elbow chair. It is a traditional dining chair with arms added to it for a more structured look and is a popular option for dining seats for a spot to comfortably rest your arms. Shop a selection of dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024To tell if a dining chair is antique, first look for markings that can help you identify the maker. You will normally find these under the seat. By using information published on trusted online resources, you can research the markings to learn who made the chair and when the maker was active. Any dining chair made 100 years ago or earlier is an antique. Another way to identify antique chairs is to examine their details closely. Most antique dining chairs are handmade, so you can expect to see subtle tool markings and slight irregularities. A lack of these characteristics may indicate that a dining chair is machine-made and less likely to be an antique. For assistance with dating your dining chairs, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of antique dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023Whether leather is good for dining chairs is largely a matter of personal opinion. However, many people find leather to be easy to wipe clean and appreciate its texture and appearance. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of leather dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Dining room chairs and dining tables do not necessarily have to match.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024A dining room chair is called a dining chair. However, depending on its style, you may also see a dining chair referred to by other names. Armless ones placed along the long sides of rectangular and oval tables are side chairs, while the chairs with arms that often go at the heads of tables are armchairs. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A good width for a dining chair is generally considered to be 16 to 20 inches. Chairs within this size range typically provide enough space for most people to sit comfortably. Shop a collection of dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What the head dining chairs are called varies. With many dining room sets, the chairs designed to go at the heads or ends of the tables are flanked by arms. As a result, people often refer to them as dining armchairs or dining end chairs. If the chairs lack arms, they're usually described as end chairs. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Dining room chairs with arms require more space than armless ones.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024No one knows for sure why some dining chairs with arms are called carvers. However, it likely relates to the historical use of these chairs. Technically, carver is the nickname for a specific type of dining chair with arms, not for all dining armchairs. A Colonial American design, a carver chair features a backrest that wraps around the sides and forms arms. Traditionally, the carver chair went at the head of the table, and often the family member responsible for carving the primary entrée sat at this place. As a result, the chair's purpose for seating the carver of the meal is one potential explanation for the nickname. Another is that the name comes from John Carver, the governor of the Plymouth Colony. Reportedly, Carver owned one of these chairs, and people began referring to them by his name as a result. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of carver chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The seat of a dining room chair is typically 18 inches from the floor and 16 to 20 inches wide.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, your dining room table and chairs do not need to match. Coordinated colors and styles can add visual flair to a space, and is a great way to show off your personal style. Shop a collection of dining room tables and chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To protect your woven dining chairs, try a fabric protection spray designed for the specific type of material. Follow the application directions printed on the bottle for best results. Also, wipe your chairs clean after every meal with a slightly damp cloth to reduce the risk of stains. On 1stDibs, find a range of woven dining chairs.
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