Hello friends! I have received SO many questions about our dining chairs over the past few months that I thought it was time to put it up on the website. Rather than just linking our chairs, I wanted to show you ALL of the contenders I was looking at with my designer (PS The Loveliest Home is a dream to work with). The dining chairs were one of the first things we picked after we sent each other collages of our favorites. I used my collage to her as a jumping off point to make today’s graphic.

Here’s what I was looking for in our dining chairs:

White with canning or rattan accents - Our table is a medium tone wood and we have blonde floors. I wanted to highlight the floors and thought the white wood would compliment and brighten the area since we have a big, heavy wood table. I love mixing wood tones like this so it doesn’t look so matchy-matchy.
Cushioned seat - Obviously for comfort reasons, but I also love the look of custom fabric on a seat cushion. I love layers of different patterns and textures in a room and this is a great way to add another little pop. My designer also said she can have the fabric “laminated” so to speak and that sounds like a must-have with my kids.
Arms or curved shape - This one is a little odd, I know. Especially for side chairs and not captain’s chairs, but with young kids in our home (and often friends’ kids over for meals), I wanted something that a little one wouldn’t topple off of. Some sort of bend or arm or side barrier to keep them from just leaning right off the chair.

Here are ten of the contenders I looked at when deciding. Can you spot the ones we have?!

one - the natural woven back on this is SO pretty in the close up photos

two (also sold here ) - this was second place for me when I was deciding. I love them so much! That price point got me though since I needed six chairs.

three (also at Walmart and Target) - DING DING! Our winner! I loved the shape and size of these. They reminded me of a (much more expensive) now discontinued CB2 chair. Know what else I really liked? That price! They’re out of stock right now, but come back every six weeks or so. Sign up for the notifications so you know when they come back. I just had to do that because I initially only ordered four and just got two more. We are adding custom cushions to these because they’re not the most comfortable without a cushion or pillow on the bottom. But hey, for that price springing for cushions is NBD.

four - a great minimalist more modern take on caned furniture. Would have loved these in our old NYC apartment.

five - a classic. And so durable. We had the barstool version of these in our last home and they wipe clean so easily.

six (also sold here) - these are so beautiful and well made. If it weren’t for my cushion and sides requirements, these would have been a strong possibility. They would have looked SO good at our old white table in our last house.

seven - Another one that I was THIS close to choosing. The lines on those arms are so so good.

eight (also sold here) - The curvature of these is so beautiful. They have a nice big wood trim piece down the back. Loved them, but they felt a little more formal four our informal dining area.

nine - You can never go wrong with a classic wishbone chair. Timeless and a great price for these!

ten - Love these for a breakfast nook. That pop of navy is so charming.

Stay tuned for my barstool round up coming soon. I can’t WAIT for you to see what we chose.