Furniture Patio Deck

Using folding chairs does not need automatically imply a lack of class. For several years, I’ve entertained company around card tables, in my breakfast nook, etc. with rich-finished cherry folding chairs I obtained at Target–at a cost of less than $25 apiece. I imagine similar chairs can be located elsewhere. As these chairs easily collapse for storage purposes, they offer the quintessential folding-chair advantage: offering more freespace when in disuse. Consequently, for those occasions when readily available seating must be complemented–as in for house parties, etc.–one may provide ample alternatives for one’s guests without permanently compromising one’s room day-to-day. As with any piece of furniture, the trick to making folding chairs "work" is first recognizing that, as a class of furnishing, they should not be automatically rejected. True, many folding chairs do scream "unwise" or "ill-considered," but planning one’s purchases carefully–making sure that one’s folding chairs match their furnishings, etc.–will generally heed off perceptions like this. A good analogue would be with a bean-bag chair: many "loungers" ultimately owe their comfort to bean-bag-style cushions; but their essence as bean-bag chair is concealed by the use of non-vinyl, sophisticated coverings. The same is true with the folding chair: it may be collapsible, but ultimately concealed by their design and use.

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