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Side Chairs For Sale
20th Century Scandinavian Solid Pine Tripod Stool, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Vintage Scandinavian Modern solid pine tripod stool, mid century, ca 1970s.
General good vintage condition. A organic sculptural design, perfect match for the modern interior.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
$303 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench/settee
Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine backs.
This pair cre...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Boston Queen Ann Mahogany Slip Seat Side Chair, 1710-20
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Queen Anne old growth mahogany upholstered slip seat side chair. The square seat is fitted to a conforming scolloped profile frame on cabriole legs ...
Category
1710s American Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Throne Chair in Solid Walnut
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The groundbreaking Italian modernist artist and furniture designer, Enzo Mari, served as the inspiration behind our Solid Walnut Throne Chair.
We channeled his signature stacking sh...
Category
2010s American Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$11,500
Carlo Enrico Rava Attribution, Side Chair, Walnut, Leatherette, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and brown leatherette side chair attributed to Carlo Enrico Rava, Italy, c. 1940s.
See C. Mollino, Arredamenti di Rava, Gorlich, Milan, 1949, page 89, 115 and other pages f...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Pair of Mira Chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Mira Chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima. The chairs are in black walnut and can be signed. Production lead time is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, 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
Pair of 19th Century Maple Side Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of 19th century maple side chairs with rush seats.
Seats with remnants of paint. Frames tightened. Chairs touched up & polished.
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Maple
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
LL Coffee Table in Pink Epoxy Resin, Contemporary Coffee Table by Facture
Located in New York, NY
LL Coffee Table by FACTURE STUDIO
Resin, wood
W 12" x H 18" x L 12"
W 30.5 x H 50.8 x L 30.5 cm
Facture Studio's Light Lines collection introduces hand sculpted forms, bringing ...
Category
2010s Side Chairs
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Hans Wegner Oak and Cane Round Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model JH501 oak dining chair with cane seat, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen, Denmark. This iconic Danish modern design is best known as "The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
$6,000 / item
19th Century German Biedermeier Polished Mahogany Armchair - Antique Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique German Biedermeier single armchair made of hand shellac polished Mahogany, in good condition. The detailed side chair has a half round, arched backrest with sli...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
CraftAssociates Dining Chair, Milo Baughman Dining Chairs, Oval, Cane, Walnut
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Dining Chair, Milo Baughman Dining Chairs, Oval, Cane, Walnut
The Milo Baughman Oval Cane Back Walnut Side Chair for Craft Associates® Furniture is expertly crafted....
Category
2010s American Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood, Walnut
English Georgian Mahogany and Leather Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 English Georgian style (20th Cent) mahogany chairs (2 arm/10 sides) with open scroll back and black leather seat. Side: 22½"w x 22½"d x 37"h.
Visible cracks on leather (...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
$25,000 / set
Beachcomber Spindle Back Chair in Walnut in Stock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
During the 18th century, a profound design movement took place in Wales. It was led by peasant-carpenters who, simply in an effort to create a practical seating option, produced one of the most elegant spindle back chairs of that time. It is known as the 'Welsh Stick Chair...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Pair of Matte Powder Coated Metal Side Chairs
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of matte powder coated metal side chairs.
Category
20th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vilhelm Lauritzen "Musician Chair" in Oak, Brass & Fabric, Copenhagen, 1942
Located in Odense, DK
Pair of rare Vilhelm Lauritzen "Musician Chair" in oak, brass and original dark green upholstery. Architect Vilhelm Lauritzen designed this chair in 1942 for the National Broadcastin...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antonio Cittiero Set of 4 Melandra Dining Chairs
Located in Highland, IN
An elegant minimalist design by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, these "Melandra" dining chairs feature seats upholstered in black leather supported by crisply tapered aluminum legs....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,000 / set
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
Verner Panton for Vitra Glow Panton Chair, Luminescent, White, Blue, Limited Ed
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Verner Panton for Vitra Glow Panton chair, Luminescent, white, limited edition, on occasion of 50th anniversary. 1000 luminescent produced.
After several years of joint development by Verner Panton and Vitra, the Panton chair was finally ready for production in 1967 – as the first all-plastic cantilever chair to be manufactured in one piece. Created with a revolutionary production technique, the chair’s unique sculptural design was presented to the public for the first time at the imm Furniture Fair in Cologne in 1968. It rapidly came to symbolise an entire era. In 2018, 50 years after its launch, Vitra is issuing two limited editions of this iconic classic: Panton Chrome and Panton Glow. Vitra limited production of the “Glow” to 333 chairs which were sold in June 2018, the 50th anniversary of the first presentation of the chair to the public.
Verner Panton showed an ardent interest in innovative technologies, techniques and materials over the course of his lifetime. He worked with lighting, colour and luminous elements in many of his futuristic interiors.
For his legendary 1970 installation ‘Visiona 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$5,740 Sale Price / item
30% Off
1965 Danish Arne Jacobsen Saint Catherines Desk in Oak by Fritz Hansen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Arne Jacobsen Saint Catherines Desk in Oak by Fritz Hansen
The desks are marked with a Fritz Hansen label from July 1965 and have...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
1970s Set of Three Green Resin High Bar Stools
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Set of Three Green Resin High Bar Stools
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Side Chairs
Materials
Resin
$3,316 / set
Pair Wicker Chairs Imported from England in 1990's Showroom Samples
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Wicker Side Chairs Imported from England in the 1990's and used as showroom samples and never sold. Although we actually did import the wicker chairs from England we cannot b...
Category
1990s English Country Side Chairs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wicker
American Mahogany Shield Back Side Chair with Serpentine Seat, c. 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American mahogany shield back side chair with over rail upholstered serpentine seat. The four vertical back rails are carved with water leaf at ...
Category
1790s American Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Chestnut, Ebony, Mahogany, Pine
$1,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of Six Swedish Gustavian Period Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking set of six 18th century Gustavian dining chairs with original paint and silk fabric seat cushions.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Gothic Revival Leopard Upholstery Arm or Side Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
A rare late 19th century Victorian gothic revival chair. The chair is made of solid mahogany skillfully carved in gothic motifs featuring figural design on both arms and on each side...
Category
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$1,500 Sale Price
46% Off
Set of Four "Tre Archi" Chiavari Chairs by Levaggi, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Set of Four "Tre Archi" Chiavari Chairs made in the Mid-20th Century by Fratelli Levaggi. The workshop has practiced fine Italian craftsmanship for generations, constructing each cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
French Louis XV Caned Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of two French Louis XV carved beechwood side chairs with caned backs and seats on cabriole legs. The chair front and crest rail with carved flower and scroll design. Two addition...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Cane
$3,750 / set
Art Deco Period French Bridge Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of bridge side chairs from the Art Deco period in France. These chairs are hand-crafted with solid walnut frames that have been finished with a lustrous French polish. We love t...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$2,450 / set
1930s Hickory Chair Empire Klismos Mahogany and Upholstered Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
1930s Hickory Chair Company Empire Klismos style Mahogany and Upholstered Seat Side Chairs. Measure 18" in width, 21" in depth 34.5" tall. Seat height is 18".
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of small armchairs attributed to Guglielmo Ultich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2802b
Pair of small armchairs covered in padded velvet.
Attr. Guglielmo Ulrich, ca.1940.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet
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
Mid-Century Modern Style Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mid-Century Modern dining chairs upholstered in black velvet.
Crafted of solid wood frame stained in walnut finish.
Curved back for greater support and comfort to enjoy long dinner...
Category
2010s European Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
$8,789 / set
Vienna Secession J. J. Kohn 717 Settee by Gustav Siegel
Located in Vienna, AT
An exquisite and very seldom Vienna Secession bentwood settee by Gustav Siegel.
This settee is still not finished and will be restored to cu...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
$4,980 Sale Price / item
27% Off
4 Chiavari "Impero Classica' S.A.C. Original Artisan Handwoven Seats, Italy, 1950
By Chiavari
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
4 Chiavari "Impero Classica' S.A.C. original artisan handwoven seats, Italy 1950s.
Four super light "Impero" dining or side chairs in stained mahogany beech, cherry or maple wood ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Streamline Art Deco Cantilever Chair Chrome & Red Vinyl Attr Kem Webber-Lloyds
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous streamline modern cantilever chair comprised of chrome frame and tomato red vinyl faux leather upholstery attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. This one looks like it was seldom used! Please see photos, Circa Mid Century.
WOW!!!! What a gorgeous tomato red streamline modern cantilever chair!!!! Attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing and categorized in many design styles; Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, and Bauhaus. Too many awesome styles to choose just one… So, you pick!! This chair is comprised of a tubular chrome cantilever frame and is upholstered in a bright and beautiful red vinyl faux leather that demands attention. This piece has no tag or markings but is done in the style of the era’s greats: Gilbert Rohde, Wolfgang Hoffman, Warren McArthur, Donald Desky, Alfons Bach, Gilbert Rhode, Marcel Breuer, and from online searches attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. It doesn’t get much better than that!! You could use this fabulous chair in your living room, bedroom, sitting room, or kitchen. It would be a wonderful chair at a vanity or a stylish place to sit to take off your shoes in the entry way. The possibilities are truly endless.
KEM Weber (1889-1963) was a German-born architect and furniture designer. His birth name was Karl Emanuel Martin Weber but in 1914, he changed his first name to a less German sounding, 'Kem' when he became stranded in the USA after the outbreak of the First World War. Kem Architecture was part of the West Coast Modernist movement in America. His designs included many projects and products in Streamline Modern, a form of Art Deco design and architecture that was extremely popular in the USA and Europe in the 1930s. This style emphasized curved forms and long horizontal lines; it was the epitome of sophistication and modernity in that era. Streamline Modern was used for everything from stainless steel cocktail shakers...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Black Leather Chairs by Cattelan Italia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four black leather dining chairs by Cattelan Italia similar to leather chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of 13 Fine French Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of 13 fine French Neoclassical cherry wood dining chairs in an Empire-Directoire style with carved and blackened wood details.
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Cherry
$23,500 / set
1 Dakota Jackson Library Dining Side Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Library chairs designed and made by Dakota Jackson. A classic, straightforward design in natural Cordovan maple.
Category
Late 20th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
Charles Dudouyt Fireside Low Chair or Stool in Stained Oak with Rush Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A low fireside chair (chauffeuse) or stool in stained oak attributed to Charles Duduouyt, with turned, truncated cone-shaped legs floating over rece...
Category
1940s French Organic Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Straw, Rush, Oak
Erik Buch Set of Six Refinished Dining Chairs in Tanned Oak, Inc. Reupholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of six dining chairs in tanned oak with floating seat designed by Erik Buch for Oddense Maskinsnedkeri.
The chairs have a simple solid construction with elegant lines and a comf...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
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
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
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style French Caned Side Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome pair of 19th century Louis XVI style side chairs, with hand-woven caned square seats and tall, straight seat backs. Accents of patinated bronze provide interest, with a ri...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Fine 18th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Chair
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine antique 18th century Gustavian chair in great original condition. This type of chair is called the Swedish model. This particular ex...
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
1960s Niels Otto Møller Six Fully Restored Teak Dining Chairs Custom Upholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of six fully restored teak dining chairs designed by Niels Otto Møller in 1951.
The chairs feature a solid frame and backrest in teak designed with straight lined legs and an ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Set of Six French Louis XIII Style 19th Century Dining Room Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of six French Louis XIII style dining room side chairs from the 19th century, with os de mouton bases, slanted camelbacks, cross stretchers and used floral upholstery. Created ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Contemporary Dining Chairs Offered In Brick Velvet, Set of 8
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Timeless design in combination with handmade couture techniques. The dining chairs features curved wooden upholstered back for greater comfort. Offere...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Arsty Fyoo Cher Dining Chair Velvet Brass Made in Portugal by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Postmodernism movement is notoriously challenging to define. This elusive design style was a reaction against the utopian ideals of modernism. Over two decades, this art movement established ideas about art and design, bringing a new self-awareness about style itself. Playing with striking patterns and bold shapes, Malabar designers conceived the playful and theatrical Fyoo Cher...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Side Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
$2,684 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair Of George III Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with carved serpentine crest rail and pierced vasi-form splat and serpentine seat raised on square section legs with H form stretcher.
Category
1760s English George III Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$2,800 / set
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
Antique Gothic Revival Hall Chair, Scottish Oak, Reception Seat, Victorian, 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Gothic Revival hall chair. A Scottish, oak baronial reception seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Of superb Gothic appearance and excellent proporti...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Six Stackable Polished Aluminium Dining Height Chairs by Allermuir, UK, 1998
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Six "Luna" stacking chairs in polished cast aluminium designed by Amos Marchant and Lyndon Anderson of Blue Design in 1996, manufactured by Allermuir in 1998.
Category
1990s Side Chairs
Pair Made Italy Bauhaus Style Bistro Café Chairs Chrome Cane Seat After Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Bauhaus style made in Italy after Thonet chrome frame with wood & cane seat bistro or café chairs, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The wood ring on one of the chair seats was split in the back and has been repaired. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s.
Isn’t this a charming pair of chairs? We sure think so! This is a wonderful pair of Italian bistro...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of Six English 1900s Faux Bamboo Walnut Side Chairs with Cane Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of six English faux bamboo walnut side chairs from the early 20th century, with cane seats. Created in England during the Turn of the Century, each of this set of six side chai...
Category
Early 20th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Cane, Walnut
Set of 10 Gio Ponti 699 Superleggera by Cassina in Black
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 10 Gio Ponti 699 Superleggera by Cassina in black
Manufactured since 1957, the Superleggera wood chair is the rare combination of the architec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash
19th Century Burmese Anglo Indian Carved High Back Side Chair
Located in Norwich, GB
Superb 19th Century Burmese/Anglo Indian lavishly hand carved Padouk wood high back side chair. Circa 1880.
Delivery is INCLUDED in the price for all areas in MAINLAND England & Wal...
Category
19th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Padouk, Cowhide, Leather
Unique 18th Century Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Three-Legged Chair with Lion
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning handcrafted chair, dated 1770 with a lion head sculpture.
This rare Renaissance Revival chair is as stabile as the day it was made and the woodwork is in very good to exce...
Category
Late 18th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Brass, Bronze
6 Mario Bellini CAB 413 Armchairs in Black Leather for Cassina, 1980s Italy
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 6 Mario Bellini CAB 413 chairs, made by Cassina. Flexible steel frame covered with a skin of high quality vintage black saddle leath...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Postmodern Blue Vintage Chair by Philippe Starck 1980s for Kartell Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern light blue vintage chair was designed by Philippe Starck in the 1980s and executed by Kartell Italy.
The chair shows grey lacquered tube ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Pair 18th Century Philadelphia Chippendale Carved Mahogany Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
An impressive Pair of 18th Century Philadelphia Chippendale Carved Mahogany Chairs with newer seat upholstery. One of the most profusely arved Rococo style side chairs known from Col...
Category
Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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.