Folding chairs: comfortable and reliable (24 photos)

Not every apartment boasts a large area, so you have to carefully select the interior elements. Fortunately there is a wonderful opportunity to free up space if you use folding chairs. Now you can meet very unusual models. Let's look at all the nuances of folding furniture.

White folding chair

Black folding chair

All the pros and cons

Many people have very boring memories of such chairs, but they have long ceased to be uninteresting and uncomfortable. Most often, folding chairs for the kitchen are purchased, because they tea and receive guests in the kitchen, and there are many seats needed. Ordinary chairs can occupy more than half of the room, and be used no more than 3-4 times a year.

Classic folding chair

Country folding chair

Compact folding chairs have huge advantages in using:

  • They are much lighter than ordinary chairs, which makes them mobile. Kitchen chairs quietly turn into folding chairs for summer cottages and are placed in the trunk.
  • Many folding chairs with a backrest have a very unusual design. This allows you to choose them for almost any interior.
  • Despite their lightness, they are very durable, but here the material from which they will be made will matter.

Of course, the most important thing in folding chairs is compact storage. They can be stored even in a closet or under a bed, in a closet or in any free corner.

Wooden folding chairs

Designer folding chair

The disadvantages of such furniture are completely insignificant:

  • The folding chair has rather hard tips on its legs, which often slide on the tile.
  • Stylized English furniture and folding chairs will look ridiculous.
  • Such chairs will not look in rooms with a large area.

Anyway, having at least some of these chairs will be convenient for both home and apartment. The apartment often fails to accommodate all guests in a separate place, and in a private house “gatherings” are often arranged on the street. There definitely will be appropriate chairs that fold and are easy to carry.

Folding chairs in the house

Folding oak chairs

What are folding chairs made of?

Mostly folding chairs differ precisely in the basic materials used for the manufacture. Separately, only bar stools can be distinguished, which are strikingly different in height. Folding chairs are:

  • Wooden;
  • Metal;
  • Plastic

The distinction is on the frame, and not on the back or seat. Seats and backs are soft and hard, and the base can be made of any material. Often a chair is made entirely of one material, for example, wooden folding chairs with a back.

Folding chairs in ethno style.

Leather folding chairs

Tree

A folding wooden chair is considered the best solution. Folding stools are often made from wood. These models are always distinguished by durability, organicness in the interior, environmental friendliness. Wooden furniture is much easier to process and at the stage of self-decoration.

Folding chairs in the kitchen

Solid folding chairs

Wooden chairs include furniture made from wood-based materials such as OSB, plywood and others. A chair for the kitchen must necessarily be comfortable, and wooden models do an excellent job of this.

Metal folding chairs

Minimalist folding chair

Metal

Metal frame chairs are very common, as they are incredibly durable, but very lightweight. They really calmly withstand even a lot of weight, and do not be afraid that the legs will bend.

Metal folding chairs are most often made of steel and nickel, but the legs themselves still remain hollow inside. It is because of this that such a chair will not be heavy, but still remains strong. Bar stools always have a metal frame.

Backs and seats are extremely rarely made of metal. If these parts are soft, then use leatherette or fabric, and if hard - plastic and wood. There are no restrictions in color or design modeling at all. You can choose a folding model in the most diverse solution.

Soft folding chairs

Plastic folding chairs

Plastic

Now plastic provides incredibly wide possibilities for creating furniture. The mold is easy to mold, and the white chairs will remain white for a really long time - they will not fade and are easy to clean.

The peculiarity of the plastic stool is that it can fold practically into a flat plate without taking up much space. But they are the heaviest of all models. Pay attention to additional fixation systems, which are equipped with almost all plastic models.

Folding wicker chairs

Clear plastic folding chairs

It is among plastic chairs that the largest variety is in colors and unusual shapes. However, this material does not tolerate high temperatures. There will definitely not be anything from spilled tea, but putting a hot pan or kettle is not worth it.

Folding garden chairs

Folding gray chairs

Set up a bar

Home bar is not uncommon for a long time. And it can be equipped even in a very small apartment instead of a kitchen. The usual kitchen table is very bulky, and the narrow bar counter will be perfect. But bar stools will be needed for her.

Folding chairs with removable seat

And they are widely represented in folding models. Folding bar stools are always made of metal so that the legs are as strong as possible, the back remains metal, but the seat can already be soft or hard. There are wooden bar stools that also fold. Usually they are completely made of one material and are not particularly diverse in appearance. But they are incredibly convenient and reliable.

Folding chairs in a Scandinavian interior

Undoubtedly, folding furniture is a godsend for small rooms or for those who love space very much. When choosing such furniture, its quality is very important. Only really high-quality models will last a long time and will be durable.

Folding chair on the balcony

You should not order furniture over the Internet without sitting and testing it for strength in an ordinary store. It should be comfortable to sit on a folding chair, it should not stagger and bend suspiciously. These characteristics can be checked only personally, and not looking at the picture.

Folding bamboo chair

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