Linen Dining Chairs

French linen dining chairs with cane backs

Most of this range is French country: oval Louis-style or round cameo backs, turned and fluted legs, carved rosettes and whitewashed or lightly distressed frames. Many fill the back with natural woven cane or rattan over a padded linen seat, which keeps the chair light to look at and lets air through. Others are fully upholstered in linen, back and seat, for a softer look.

Beige linen dining chairs and other colors

Beige, cream and tan are the core shades, and they sit easily with wood, white and stone tables. For more contrast, choose gray, dark gray, olive or dark green, black or rust. Frames come in natural wood, whitewash, black and walnut, so a beige seat on a black slat-back frame reads very differently from the same seat on whitewashed cane.

Linen upholstered dining chairs: comfort and fit

Seats run 18.9 to 19.88 inches high where stated, right for a standard 28 to 30 inch table, and overall heights run 27.9 to 40 inches. Several seats pair high-density foam with S-shaped or steel springs. Black linen wingbacks add button or diamond tufting, one with nailhead trim, and a tall rattan-back pair reclines slightly. Rated capacities run 250 to 330 lb where stated.

Linen dining chairs set of 4, pairs and singles

Most styles come as a set of 2, so a table for six takes three pairs. A counter-height set of 4 pairs black X-backs with beige linen seats 23.8 inches high for a kitchen island. The linen barrel chairs are sold single, with a 360 degree swivel, casters or low curved arms, which makes them easy to add at the heads of a table.

Dining chairs linen: care and frames

Linen breathes and softens with use but shows spills, so blot them right away with a damp cloth and mild soap, and vacuum the seat now and then. Dust cane and rattan with a soft brush. Frames are solid hardwood, solid wood or solid oak on most styles. Keep chairs out of strong sun to slow fading.