10 Easy Pieces: Garden Chairs
As summer approaches, it’s time to think about summer seating. Here are ten chairs that work equally well on a porch, on the lawn, or even indoors:
THE CLASSICS
French beechwood deck chair; available in a dozen different striped fabrics from southwest France; $125 at quelobjet.com; also available from RE Objects in Northumberland for £60; go to re-foundobjects.com

Two additional patterns available from Conran; $125 each at www.conranusa.com


Three more from anthropologie.com; $328 each:

Belgium company RB Designs’ New England armchair in teak coated with several layers of colorfast paint; in white, red, or green for $1,083 at unicahome.com

Luxembourg stackable powder-coated aluminum low chair, available in many colors for $345 at americancountryhomestore.com:

Applaro deck chair in solid acacia; $59.99 at Ikea; go to ikea.com to view:

Striped Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec outdoor chairs for Magis in powder-coated steel with polyamide slats; in white, green, orange, or blue; $406 with arms, $362 without; at unicahome.com

Nantucket armchair in Newport blue; $229 at teakwickerandmore.com

THE MODS:
The Hoop Chair; based on a design from the 1950s with a powder-coated steel frame and vinyl cording; go to plainair.com for ordering information:

Hee lounge chair in powder-coated steel, available in yellow, white, or green; $230 at dwr.com

Brommo deck chair in acacia wood and polypropene rope; $59.99 at Ikea; go to ikea.com to view:

Classic cotton canvas butterfly chair with powder-coated steel frame in black or white and a choice of cover colors; $55 at teakwickerandmore.com

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