How To Buy The Perfect Dining Chairs For Your Home
When looking for the perfect set of dining chairs for your home, you have to ensure they are comfortable and durable to endure years of sitting and children’s sticky fingers.
Most people typically overlook comfort and durability for looks when they are shopping for dining chairs. However, the key is to attain the perfect balance between quality, endurance, and the comfort element with their aesthetic in your dining space.
Style
Regardless of whether you will opt for a traditional or contemporary design, there are some factors to consider:
1. If you want a formal look, high-backed dining chairs are your best bet but keep in mind that they will visually take up more space.
2. Low-backed dining chairs are great for an open-plan space or a small room you want to feel larger. They are also more suited for children and more practical for your kitchen not to mention they offer a relaxed look.
3. Rattan or wooden chairs offer a rustic, traditional look; metal or wood chairs are better suited for industrial style dining sections and contemporary rooms look better with moulded plastic dining chairs.
4. Your choice of dining chairs will influence the room’s character. A darker finish will seem heavier while lighter pieces will make space feel larger by bouncing light around the room.
Comfort
You should consider your own comfort and that of the people who will use your dining chairs frequently. Here are some factors to consider with this respect:
1. Proportions: The seat should have the right proportions ideally 45-55 cm in width, 45-48 cm in height and it should be deep enough to accommodate even the tallest family member’s thighs.
2. Consider whether you want a hard or soft seat: a webbed or upholstered seat will be the best consideration for a firm seat with a little give in it
3. Arm rests: these are a bonus if you have a tendency to sit for long periods at the dining table. If your meals are rushed and space is limited then they are not necessary.
4. Back support: this factor will vary with each individual so you are better off knowing whether you prefer to buy a high or low-back chair. Ideally, the back rest must follow your back’s natural curve.
Durability
Here are a few factors to consider when looking for durable dining chairs:
1. Good dining chairs should be easy to clean and durable even though some materials may require certain cleaning products such as faux leather and leather dining chairs.
2. Removable, loose, and fabric-covered chairs are a practical option as they can be removed for cleaning and they allow you to dabble in design varieties.
3. The foam quality determines whether the seat will remain comfortable and resilient with time
4. Consider whether the design is well-made to allow for durability with time especially for webbed or woven seat covers
5. Look at the joins when shopping for wooden dining chairs to ensure strength. Wooden furniture gives you more variation in terms of burrs, knots, grain, and color
6. A good dining chair must sit firmly on all feet without wobbling or rocking back and forth.
- 15th August 2017
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