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Side Chairs For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Victorian
1 1305U Knoll Bill Stephens Armchair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bill Stephens started at Knoll as an assistant prototype builder after his graduation from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art. He first tried to make a cane chair on a minimal frame without success. He then changed the seat to a plastic shell that, when connected to the frame, formed a total structure; with this design innovation, the 1305U chair was born. It was originally designed for installation at the Yale School of Architecture student center.
Knoll bent wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
$690 / item
Panton Chair
Located in Highland, IN
The Panton chair is an important icon of modern design and has a fascinating history as Verner Panton experimented with a variety of materials to best realize the design. The most co...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Paint, Foam
$950
Kai Kristiansen Set of Four Dining Chairs in Teak for K.S. Mobler Denmark, 1960s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fantastic set of four dining chairs in teak with wool seats designed in the 1960s by Kai Kristiansen for K.S. Mobler of Denmark. The style of these Kai Kristiansen chairs is often mi...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Paul Laszlo Chairs from the Brentwood Country Club, circa 1954
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A favorite of Paul Laszlo, these chairs were featured in design projects for the Brentwood Country Club (see photo), Mr. Laszlo's personal residence, and the Fausto M. Ricci family. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Patinated Bellini CAB 413 Armchair in Vintage Cognac Saddle Leather for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Exquisite original Mario Bellini CAB 413 chairs, a true emblem of timeless design. Manufactured by the renowned Italian design house, Cassina, in the 1970s, these chairs represent a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Two Midcentury French Chairs Wood and Fabric, Typical of Seventies circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Two vintage chairs,
Very typical of the 1970s
The fabric can be kept or it can be changed as you like.
Good condition
Shipping:
P51 H86 / l ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Jacaranda & Leather Cantu Chairs, c 1959 Brazil, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important set of six (6) Jacaranda Rosewood 'Cantu' dining chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Arquitetura e Interiores in original leather, signed with labels and Brazilian tax st...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Granite
$27,500 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Charles Dudouyt "Chaise Basse" Solid Oak and Rush Low Chair, France 1950's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Charles Dudouyt "Chaise Basse" solid oak and rush low chair, France 1950's.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Four ModernMates Windsor Chairs by Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball
Located in Hanover, MA
A set of four (or two pairs) of Windsor/Shaker style solid birch armchairs designed by Leslie Diamond for the Conant Ball company. Chairs have been recently refinished without the f...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Birch
6 Eames for Herman Miller DSS Stackable Naugahyde Fiberglass Shell Chairs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Sold as a group of 6.
Eames stackable fiberglass shell chairs with original brown Naugahyde pads. The famous Charles and Ray Eames fiberglas...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Six Dining Chairs, Teak, Chandigarh
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century Modern, Six Dining Chairs, Teak, Chandigarh
Set of six Pierre Jeanneret armless upholstered dining chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Pair of Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Hall Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique Victorian quality carved oak hall chairs having a quality carved oak shaped back with carved leaf scroll and flower decoration, solid oak seat with a half sunflower ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pierre Paulin Mushroom Lounge Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4.
Iconic in form and effortless in comfort, this pair of Pierre Paulin Mushroom Chairs has been reupholstered in a rich moss-colored ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet
$41,400 / set
Niels Koefoed Eva Mid-Century Danish Rosewood Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six "Eva" dining room chairs designed by Niels Koefoed in 1964 and manufactured by Koefoeds Hornslet in the late 1960s. The chairs are of solid rosewood and upholstered in l...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Phillip Lloyd Powell 'New Hope' Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lounge chair by American designer Phillip Lloyd Powell c.1960s, USA. The 'New Hope' lounge chair, named after the city he began his business, features a hand sculpted walnut frame wi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Arthur Umanoff "Love" Chair
Located in Highland, IN
A joyful design by designer Arthur Umanoff who created many delightful works in modest materials for Shaver Howard. This wrought iron chair has a back with a playful cast design that...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
1840’s Victorian Parlor Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Victorian parlor chair in walnut, circa 1840. The tulip shaped back is carved on the crest rail with simple scrolls framed with acanthus, supported wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Classic Set of 6 Bentwood Cafe Dining Chairs, Attributed to Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic set of 6 bentwood cafe dining chairs attributed to Thonet, recently reupholstered in a leopard print fabric, set consists of 4 matching chair...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Unusual interpretation Jean Prouvé Metropole 305 / Standard Chair, France, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking and highly unusual interpretation of the iconic ‘Métropole’ chair, originally designed by Jean Prouvé in the 1950s. This unique piece stands out for being entirely constru...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair Victorian Carved Mahogany Upholstered Side Chairs 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Victorian parlor side chairs offer mahogany construction with carved foliate elements, upholstered backs and seats, rai...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Eames PKW wire Dowel Leg Swivel Bikini Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid Century Modern side chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. early production. Eames PKW wire Dowel Leg Swivel Bikini .Nice original condition.. retai...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
High Back Rattan Lounge Arm Chair by Rohe Noordwolde, The Netherlands 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful high back Rohe Noordwolde rattan arm chair date from the 1950s. The wicker arm chair is in good condition and very comfortable. This rattan High back chair is a real stylis...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$573 Sale Price
20% Off
Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen “Organic Chair” Model No. A3501, 1950, USA
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare and collectible Eames & Saarinen "Organic Chair", winner of Organic Design competition at MoMa. First manufacture from the early 1950s, laminated and moulded wooden seat shell, foam upholstery which was covered with textile fabric designed by Marli Ehrman. A special patented joint holds the wood legs firmly to the shell.
Originals of the organic from the 1950s are collector's items and exhibited in museums. They are also traded on art auctions, where one was sold in 1999 for $ 120.000 in bed condition. (take a look at the picture)
Designed for the “Organic Design” competition by Museum of Modern Art in New York on 1 October 1940. The competition was initiated by Elliot Noyes, the first curator of this newly installed department. The goal was to motivate architects and companies to develop and market modern furniture for a modern lifestyle.
Their participation in the MoMa competition was the first collaboration between Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames, and they won first prize.
Besides the chair, their submission comprised a high-back chair, an armchair, a sofa, and office furniture, which they presented in the form of several drawings. No true-to-scale prototypes were produced for the competition. Production of the “Organic Chair” only started in 1950 and was terminated after a short while.
The original design had envisaged aluminium legs. This idea was discarded because the material was scarce during the war, and wood was used instead. New technologies were also involved in the production of the seat shell, which was composed of strips of veneer and was to ensure utmost stability and comfort while using as little material as possible and being extremely lightweight. Later on, Eames based...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Carlo Bartoli Chair Model 4875 for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early pair of Italian Modernist Polypropylene chairs designed by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell Italia in the 1970s model 4875, unusual color, art furniture, Nic...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 2 Maple Chairs with Upholstery Fabric "Gio Ponti", Italy, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of two chairs was made in Italy in the 1960s. The wooden frame is made of maple, the seats have been newly upholstered with a Tr80 "Gio Ponti Collection" fabric. Both chairs are in very good vintage condition. A matching wooden desk designed...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Maple
$1,910 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 10 Eero Saarinen for Knoll 72C Executive Armless Chairs Chrome Legs *2016
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Eero Saarinen originally designed this chair in the 1950s MCM period for Knoll, model 72C armless executive chair with tubular steel legs, these have a production date of 2016, This ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Jens Risom Set of 12 Upholstered Oak Dining Side Chairs, USA 1960's
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
A set of twelve side chairs in oak and upholstery by Jens Risom.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Single Martin Visser Style Teak and Skai Side Chair with Enameled Metal Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Martin Visser style side chair with black enameled metal frame, teak back and black skai seating. In original condition with visible signs of wear that are consistent with age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Reconstruction Small Solid Wood Scissor Leg Chairs, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Solidly constructed walnut side chairs in the style of Jeanneret, of note, are the "keys" holding the sides together. Reupholstered in linen.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Eames for Herman Miller Ultramarine Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in Ultramarine Blue, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells are in original condition, each with a distinc...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Dining Chairs Set of 12 Walnut, 1 Carver and 11 Side Chairs
Located in Toronto, CA
Dining chairs walnut 1 arm and 11 side chairs 19th century styling made by Lionel Rawlinson
pop off seats so upholstery can be easily changed. Solid sturdy chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Vintage 'Ulisse' Green Folding Cane Chairs by Ivan Loss for Pompis
By Ivan Loss
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage green folding cane chairs by Pompis in the style of the 'Ulisse' by Ivan Loss. These are called "baston-silla" meaning "stick-chair". Green ...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
21st Century European Duran Rattan Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A more contemporary design for an indoor or undercover seating. This dining chair is handmade made in rattan and has a light natural color. The backrest is beautifully shaped in a de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan
$690 / item
Set of 4 Signed Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 4 Eames Herman Miller Stacking Chairs
CIRCA 2000
Black molded material with fabric seat pad
White powder coated base
Signed Herm...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,100 / set
Matching Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Lafayette, IN
Charming pair of streel-frame arm chairs built in 1965 by Steelcase Inc. Chairs feature angular, black-painted steel frames, walnut armrests and new saddle-brown vinyl embossed with a classic, western-inspired, paisley motif. With their architectural lines, unique upholstery...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
$1,200 Sale Price / set
59% Off
Pair of Eastlake Victorian Reupholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Stuning pair of Eastlake Victorian maple side chairs. Professionally Re-Upholstered with a very fine fabric of gold and turquoise colors on raised seats. Very comfortable.
Very good...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Maple
$1,256 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set of 6 dining chairs Rainer Daumiller
Located in Palermo, IT
Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals Savvaerk, dining chair, pine, Denmark, 1970s.
Beautiful organic and natural looking chair in solid pine. A simplistic design with a large seating and ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
$5,801 / set
Treble Side Chair by DeMuro Das with Curved Back and Walnut Legs
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Treble side or armchair by DeMuro Das has a curved profile supported by a three-legged solid walnut base. The chair is fully upholstered with a tight back and can be made in down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Hall/Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian carved mahogany hall chair having a beautifully carved shaped top and sides, attractive solid mahogany barley twist supports standing on shaped carved cabriole legs...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Mira Nakashima Conoid Lounge Chairs After George Nakashima, 2000
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mira Nakashima conoid lounge chairs after George Nakashima 2000.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Red Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Red Mid-Century Modern armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy 1960s.
Gastone Rinaldi designed this beautiful and iconic pair of rare chairs in 195...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Elephant Hide Gray Eames Herman Miller Molded Fiberglass DAX Arm Shell Chair H B
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome example of the Charles and Ray Eames DAX fiberglass arm shell chair for Herman Miller. It is in elephant hide gray with a black H base and unusual glide feet. It retains a pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Don Shoemaker Perno Safari Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather safari lounge chair by Don Shoemaker for Señal, c.1960s, Mexico. The chair features a rosewood cocobolo frame and original patinated black leather hide. Leather showcases a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Thonet, Karl Schwanzer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s.
This chair was des...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Original Pierre Chapo French Elm S24 Chairs, France 1970s - Set of 4
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Renens, CH
Set of four original S24 chairs by Pierre Chapo.
Pierre Chapo’s design have been heavily inspired by works from the Bauhaus period and designers like le Corbusier and Charlotte Perr...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Early Large Biscuit Eames Zenith Ivory DAR Fiberglass Chair on Eiffel Tower Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
From the design offices of Charles and Ray Eames the fiberglass DAR chair . This one on Eiffel tower base . DAR is the abbreviation for Eames Dining (D) height, Arm (A) Chair, on Rod (R) Base released in the first year of arm chair production in the fiberglass series developed in 1950.
The early success of the Eames plastic arm chairs was a co-ordinated effort between the Eames Office (Designers), Zenith Plastics (Manufacturers) and Herman Miller (Distributors). The chair series was always designed to have interchangeable bases and the DAR was one of the ‘original 5’ alongside the DAX X-base, LAR cats...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Paolo Mahogany and Canvas Folding Director's Chair
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Paolo Director's Chair is crafted from solid mahogany wood, paired with vintage style heavy loomed canvas. The chair is in the spirit of the c...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Mahogany
$1,400 / item
Early 20th Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chair measuring 20" in width, 20" in depth and standing 36.25" in height with a seat height of 18"
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$696 Sale Price
30% Off
(1) Lane High Back Cane Burl Dining Chairs 6 AVAILABLE
Located in Pasadena, TX
(1) High Back Dining Chairs by Lane Furniture 10 AVAILABLE
Rare set of high-back chairs in oak featuring cane backs and velvet upholstery.
Eight side and two armchairs.
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 8 Restored Tempestini for Salterini Radar White Powder Coated Iron Chairs
By Salterini, Tempesti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight beautiful chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini for prestigious manufacturer Salterini. Dubbed the "Radar" chairs, all chairs in this set have been professionally res...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Antique French Carved Walnut Side Chair With Needle Point Upholstery
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine French Victorian hand carved walnut high back chair with lovely ecclesiastical detailing on barley twist legs and united by a classic turned H-stretcher.
Winged putto flankin...
Category
1870s French High Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
$375 Sale Price
78% Off
Vintage Sauder Designare Mid Century Modern Pink Bentwood Stacking Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sauder Designare Mid Century Modern Pink Bentwood Stacking Side Chair. Circa Late 20th Century. Item features a bentwood frame, back handle, original pink upholstery, stackin...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Thonet Chair - Original Herbatschek Series N ° 243711
By Thonet
Located in Padova, IT
Thonet chair - original Herbatschek series n ° 243711 - squared seat - in black laquered beech wood and Vienna straw. Very good condition – no restauration - the chair has never been...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Wegner "China Chair" for Fritz Hansen in Cherry and Leather
Located in Seattle, WA
At the Cabinetmakers' Guild's Autumn Exhibition in 1943, Wegner presented his first version of a chair inspired by an old Chinese chair, which he had...
Category
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry
6 French 1950s Dining / Side Beech Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
6 French 1950s beechwood and vinyl upholstered side chairs.
Price is per chair.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
$480 / item
Jacques Adnet Sculptural Leather Swivel Chair, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kick back on this stunning chair by French designer Jacques Adnet. An iron frame is wrapped completely in beautiful camel-colored leather. Four legs extend to form a tripod base. The...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Early Alvar Aalto 'Hallway' Chair 'Model 403' for Finmar
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finmar Model 403 'Hallway' chair designed by Alvar Aalto and produced from 1930 through 1950 in Finland. The chair features a honey toned birch wood with bent plywood seat and backre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
19th Century Victorian Style Side Chairs Painted in Oyster White
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
19th century Victorian style chairs crafted from solid fruitwood and painted in a charming oyster white finish. These chairs are not only visually stunning but also robust and depend...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Set of 4 Vintage White Fiberglass Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage white fiberglass Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chrome Desk Chair by Brueton in Woven Tropical Leaves, c. 1970's
By Brueton
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern desk chair or side chair with cantilevered steel frame in chrome. Chair has streamlined profile with curved armrests and floating seat design. Newly upholstered in handwoven fabric...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Vintage, New and Antique Side Chairs
Antique and vintage side chairs are space savers by design and wonderfully versatile pieces of seating for your dining room or wherever guests may gather.
Chairs have been indispensable pieces of furniture for a long time. We sit, therefore we deserve good seating. In Ancient Egypt, chairs were utilized in homes regardless of class, and most furniture was made of wood. Comfortable folding chairs, for example, were found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Chairs evolved to be more commonplace in the 1830s, and by the Industrial Revolution, they could be found in most homes. The traditional wooden side chair might feature an upholstered back and seat and was typically used for gathering around a big dining room table. Because the side chair does not feature armrests, it could easily be tucked under the table when not in use or delicately placed in a corner for decorative purposes. Today, the side chair’s slim silhouette and armless design still offer the same level of versatility as it did in its early days. It’s supportive of a large gathering for a meal in the dining room or kitchen and serves as an accent piece (or extra seating) resting against the wall in a living room or inviting foyer.
When shopping for side chairs, think about the colors and furniture style you’ve already introduced to your living room or dining room. Keep the height of your sofa in mind, for example. If you intend to pair your sofa with your side chair when it’s not perched near the dining table, it wouldn’t hurt if the height of your side chair matches the height of your sofa. Even if your side chair will largely be used in the kitchen or dining room, it will likely be used in the living room or home entertainment area as well. When you’re thinking about the seating where meals are served in your home, benches, stools and armchairs make suitable alternatives too. And if you’re feeling adventurous, combining a variety of dining room seating options can be both aesthetically pleasing and downright practical.
Side chairs are available in a number of styles today, and this convenient seating is one of the types of chairs you should know when furnishing your new home. Explore antique and vintage side chairs on 1stDibs. Find Art Deco side chairs and mid-century modern side chairs, or search by creator to find side chairs crafted by legendary designers like Charles and Ray Eames and others.
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