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.
2!!
Another vote for #5
I love the Thonet Vienna Chair!
#3 and #5
I vote for the tolix chair….I’ve been eyeing them for my own dining room (although I don’t know how comfortable they’d be?)
definitely #2
I love #5! I have always liked these chairs, but with two little boys they are not an option right now. I actually have a blue version of #1. Not super comfy, but I can scrub them!
#5 looks the most comfortable!
My vote is #5-a nice mix of old and new. Good luck!
#3
I have to say i love #5 and even consider for myself but the idea of trying to clean the seat after my kids finished eating was a nightmare. i have been told that it is not the easiest to clean. Love that you are keeping the red!
#2 or #7 for style, versatility and comfort.
I’m choosing #3, the Salt Chair, for most comfortable to sit in as you hang out during a great meal. Back support, difficult to tip over (can you tell I have 3 kids?), sturdy, and won’t look dated in 5 years.
#3 or #5 or #9
I’m totally into the salt chair for the way it bridges modern decor into a more traditional house. I want them in black for my own place!
#7 FTW!
#1! ….we have the same knock-offs in silver (Crate &’Barrel) & love them!
#6
I say 7! It looks comfy and it will also draw the eye in, and around, your table.
1! We have them at my house and love them!
#2 — I think these would look best with your table, and a previous commenter confirmed that they are comfortable.
#2 — the globus chair! It looks so cool!
3 & 5 are my favorites!
I have a set of #1 tolix knockoffs in red from Overstock. They are gorgeous, but I wouldn’t buy them again as they get too cold to sit on at times. Once I get a new dining set they will go outside on the patio.
I would go for #5 🙂
#3 is my fave! Love the red!!
Oo, this was tough. I settled on #5, wishbone, though I initially was going to go for the Navy chair (what I’d choose for my own black walnut table if I was in the market).
PS: Already own DALS book, so if I win, I’ll give mine away to a lucky friend!