So I need your help: After seven years of garden variety family wear and tear, our red dining chairs are just about on their last legs. I get so many comments about them on this blog that I thought you might have some strong opinions about what the next ones should be. We’re not exactly sure what we want yet, but we know we want them to be red, comfortable, on the modern side…and available in knock-off form (!). Based on this criteria, we’ve narrowed it down to the nine you see above. Vote for your favorite in the comment field below and I’ll choose one reader at random to receive a copy of both Dinner: A Love Story and, almost hot off the presses: Dinner: The Playbook. (When I hit the bigtime, maybe then I’ll be able to offer a full dining set as the giveaway — and maybe not even the knock-offs.) Your choices:
1. Tolix Chair 2. Globus Chair 3. Salt Chair 4. Thonet Vienna Chair 5. Wishbone Chair 6. Thonet Era Chair 7. Navy Chair 8. Saarinen Tulip Chair 9. Eames Molded Chair.
Contest ends Thursday, 8/21 at noon ET. Good luck! UPDATE: The winner (Rosie: #384) has been notified. Thanks for playing everyone!
RIP my beautiful red chairs that are no longer available on the interweb (as far as I can tell).
Related: Click here for a massive modern chair resource.
like so many others – #3. I’m not sure if that’s the Serena and Lily $$$ one but Target just started making a version and they’re 2 for $119. (I couldn’t get your link to work). I love them and I’m trying to convince my sister-in-law to get them.
#9 We have four white and one black with arms and one red with arms. Comfortable, easy to clean. We chose the Eiffel legs. The Eames red is really a great red.
#1 or #9!
9 is my favorite….
#7 for comfort, #9 for style
#8!
I vote for #1!
#7 Great chair. Stable. Comfortable.
Sorry I have 2 comments! It wasn’t working at first so I mistakenly put in two comments! Not trying to be sneaky!
Number three Salt Chair! Love that style!! Good Luck!!
#5 gets my vote!
I love #5!!!
for comfort and durability I vote #9 or possibly #5.
Many of the other chairs I don’t find comfortable (1, 2, 4, 6, and 7)
I love #8, but I find them difficult to move around, and kitchen table chairs need to be able to move around.
I love #5!!
I love the wishbone!
I love the look of the Thonet chairs, but I vote for #1 as the best for family wear and tear!
I love 7!
#2 – perfect match with the table!
Either number 3 or number 5. 🙂
I like #3 & #7!
I actually own #9, and it is OK in the comfort zone, but (on the Ikea version!) the screws on the legs have a tendency to slowly unscrew themselves, making the seat a bit wobbly.
#3
#1. I just got them in silver for my house! Love them
#5. The seat looks comfortable!
#5 hands down. Plus I think it’s good you can’t just replace your current chairs with the same – you should switch it up!
I vote for #9 because it looks the most comfy!