Wooden Dining Chairs

Buy Your Dining Room Chairs made from wood here

You can get dining room chairs made from wood to suit any taste. The different chairs are distinguishable by the backs on them. Each type of chair gives a unique ambience to your dining room. Choose carefully and you will be able to keep the same chairs for years.

Dining Room Chairs – The Backs Make the Chairs

Go to any furniture store and look for wood chairs. It does not matter if the store is local or online. You will find that most wood  chairs are identified by the type of back they have. You have a wide choice of styles to choose.

Arrowhead Back chairs are a popular style of chairs. The back does not actually come to a point. Instead, it eases into a vague impression of an arrowhead shape. It has spindles that angle into the design of the chair back to enhance the illusion of the shape. Most Arrow Back chairs are fairly short and have wide seats.

Mission Back chairs have become more common as the Southwest style has come into focus. They have an upper bar with squared-off narrow vertical bars, just like any mission furniture has. They are usually made of good solid wood such as oak or cherry.

A similar style of wood chairs is the Slat Back chairs. The difference is that instead of all thin vertical bars, they only have two outer thin vertical bars. In the center of the back, there is a solid rectangular vertical piece that may be as much as six inches or wider. Slat Back chairs were more common in decades past, but they are still appealing.

Another tried and true style of chair is the Ladder Back Chairs. These chairs look just as the name would imply. In between the two posts of the chairs are multiple horizontal bars. These may be curved upward or simply rounded back. The chairs can be made even more comfortable with tied-on cushions.

Cross Back chairs are a rarer form. They have an upper and lower bar attaching to the posts on either side. Then they have a small bar going from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, and vice versa. They are not new, but they fit in with modern decor, especially if they are done in a very dark or black finish.

Pressed Back chairs have been a staple for years and years. There are many fine examples of antique Pressed Back chairs. These chairs have a uniquely shaped back. They have many curves in the solid design. To make them even better, they have designs stamped into the wood on the backs of these chairs.

French Back chairs have a more romantic appeal. They are all curves and smooth, polished wood. They may be a newer version of the French Balloon Back chairs that were popular in the 1800s. However, those chairs are out of the price ranges of most homeowners. The newer French Back chairs are more affordable.