10 Easy Pieces: Red Café Chairs - Gardenista
Make a romantic gesture in the garden. A small, folding choice for a balcony, Ikea’s Malaro Chair has a steel frame and a solid acacia wood seat and back; $29 per chair. Fermob’s classic French bistro chair, a 19th century European design, is made of powder coated lacquered steel and has curved slats for comfort. Created in the 1930s by French metal worker Xavier Pauchard, galvanized steel Tolix chairs have been ubiquitous since. Heavily inspired by the design of the Tolix chair, a set of two metal Carlisle Dining Chairs have rubber tips to prevent scratches on the floor; they require assembly and a set is $99.99 from Target. The iconic original: a stackable Tolix Marais A Chair is available in red. For more information and prices, see Tolix. From Fermob, the Luxembourg Armchair is stackable and has an aluminum frame. A stackable Spark Side Chair by Knoll has a metal frame and rubber glides to protect floors and is $184 from All Modern. Evoking your grandmother’s backyard, vintage red Perforated Metal Folding Chair (from the 1940s) are $100 apiece from Rejuvenation (while quantities last). Suitable for use on a covered porch, a stackable red Suzy Dining Chair is made of metal and beechwood; £69 from John Lewis. A wooden stacking chair with a design that evokes a classroom chair, a Decode Hatcham Stacking Chair is £350 from Nest.