10 Easy Pieces: Garden Chairs
From Julie
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
June 5, 2007
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I recommend non folding butterfly chairs, which is the original butterfly chair design. Much sturdier.
Weather resisant vinyl covers are more durable and dry faster. The white (the only color I've seen in the flesh) doesn't look polyestery.
Both can be found at:
http://www.circa50.com/butterflychairs.html
I like the butterfly chairs. At least you can fold them up and store them when it rains or even if you want to take them camping or something. Plus they are relatively cheap.
