Buying oak chairs, is probably standard practice for all of us when we move into our new or first home/apartment. Perhaps it is out tendency to want to bond with nature and the environment, that we are drawn to oak chairs and their warm golden yellow color. Whatever it might be, join me on this journey as we explore tips and tricks, hacks if you will to finding the best price on oak chairs when you are looking to buy them.
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I myself have oak chairs and an oak dining room table at home where I spend most of my meals. If I could give you a tip right away when buying oak chairs, please do yourself a favor and buy cushions for your oak chairs at the same time. At least a seat cushion. Oak chairs, as wonderful as they are to look at and admire, can get tiresome on the unprotected tusch after a while.
Now depending on what type of wooden chairs you’re looking to buy, be they regular oak kitchen chairs or oak dining chairs, it is important to know what styles they come in. The 2 most popular styles of oak chairs are the windsor oak chairs which you can see in the image which have slated backs or spindle backs. This oak chairs offers a more country or ranch feel to the home, so bear that in mind with the overarching decor in your home. These types of chairs are also known as arrowback oak chairs, when they have the rounded back to the chair. Another popular sub-style of spindle back chair is the mission oak chair. The mission dining chair has the same spindle back as the arrowback dining chair, but the top of the back of the mission oak dining chair is horizontal and not rounded. This creates a more formal and modern look to the chair.
The other major style of oak chair is the ladder back oak chair which is quite descriptive. This type of oak chair has horizontal slats in the back of the chair and is most often found with a squared off back, or horizontal back rather than a rounded back as found in the arrowback kitchen chair. I consider this type of oak chair to be less formal than the mission oak chair but not as laid back as the arrowback kitchen chair. So consider the overall look to your home and its decor when deciding on the types of oak chairs to buy.
Personally, I find the mission oak chairs and the ladder back oak chairs to be the most comfortable with the straighter back, but this is personal preference. You have likely sat in both and know your own comfort level.
A post on oak chairs would be remiss if we did not talk about unfinished oak chairs or antique oak chairs. The best place to find genuine antique oak chairs to buy is through estate sales and auctions. And you can often find those advertised in the local paper. Unfinished oak chairs are harder to come by, though Amazon does sell some, however, I have noticed that they are usually a little more expensive than the finished oak chairs. I’d check out Craigslist for solid oak chairs that are used and then I’d sand them down and refinish them however I’d like. Used oak chairs can be a great option, as they’ve withstood the test of time.