8/3/18

You Decide: How Many Dining Chairs you should buy, and why.

Deciding how many dining chairs to purchase can be a really frustrating situation because there are so many ways to spin it. Go Big? Go Basic? and how do you store the extras?

For Example: Let's say you have 4 people in your household.

...So that's 4 chairs.

But your table seats 6, and you sometimes entertain....

And perhaps the table has an extension, allowing you to seat up to 8 ....(because you do have that one big holiday each year).

So do you play it safe and get 8? Meet in the middle with 6? Or save a bit and just get the 4 you really need?

Ideally, you always go big.




The fullest set, no matter the size, is always ideal; because that look is simply impossible to beat.

Of course, going with this option requires you to actually have enough storage for the additional chairs. Whether that's 2 extra, or 20 extra, it does require some square feetsies that not everyone has.



Below are a few of options for achieving optimum seating, within the constraints of your home (whatever those constraints may be for you):

Consider getting chairs that stack.
Nowadays there are so many options for stackable chairs that it wouldn't be out of the question to do a full set of stackable chairs, and simply tuck them away when they aren't needed (it only takes the square footage of one chair, after all!)



Stackable option #2: Purchase stackable chairs exclusively for the seating that gets stowed away and just make sure they are complimentary to the aesthetic of your full-time set.


Consider (don't gasp) folding chairs. 
As with the stackable chairs, there are so many upgraded options these days that aren't, well, this:


Brands like Calligaris (aka Connubia) now offer truly modern styles that even come with a hook (a hook!), for easy storage.




Get creative and stick with the originals. 
If you only have a couple extra dining chairs to store, you can always spread them through the house. Use them in the entryway next to a console, or tucked into corners of your living room. They make for great seating in any room (I even keep one in my bedroom to throw clean laundry on... which is something that occurs with intense frequency).



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