Dining Chairs & Stools
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Dining Chairs & Dining Stools
Formal and casual dining rooms alike require well-chosen furnishings that create a welcoming gathering space for friends and family. The style and features of the dining furniture you choose can help shape the space, enhancing the warmth and hospitality of your dining room. In addition to a table, dining chairs or stools are essential elements of the room. Dining chairs and dining stools do much more than provide your household and guests with places to sit at mealtimes – they also complement your dining table, enhance their occupants’ comfort, and reflect your home’s design scheme. If you’re in need of a striking new set of dining chairs or stools, look to Herman Miller’s selection of modern dining chairs.
Dining Chair Heights & Styles
Height
To create the ideal dining room setup, start by finding the dining chair dimensions that function well with your dining table. (If you’re still looking for a table, shop Herman Miller’s iconic dining table designs, including Eames, Nelson, and more.) The proper dining chair seat height should be approximately 12 inches lower than the height of your dining tabletop or six to seven inches lower than your dining table’s apron. The standard dining chair height usually measures 18 inches from the floor to the seat – a perfect match for tables that are 30 inches high. Dining barstools, appropriate for counter- or bar-height dining tables that are 34 to 48 inches tall, typically have seat heights that range from 22 to 36 inches.
Aesthetics & Function
When choosing a dining chair style, consider both aesthetics and function. Dining chairs and dining stools are often available with or without arms. Dining chairs with arms offer the sitter additional comfort and may help children keep their elbows off the table. However, it’s important to pay close attention to the dimensions of chairs with arms. If you’d like to be able to slide your dining chairs beneath the table when they aren’t in use, look for dining chairs with arms that are lower than your tabletop or table apron. Alternatively, backless or armless dining chairs or dining stools can easily be pushed beneath the table when not in use.
Herman Miller Dining Chairs & Dining Stools
Incorporate iconic designs into your dining room by shopping dining chairs and stools at Herman Miller. You’ll find dining chairs and stools to pair with standard dining tables as well as bar-height tables. Explore a wide range of Eames dining chairs, including Eames Molded Plastic Chairs, available as a shell chair, fully upholstered shell, or with a seat pad. The Eames dining chair collection also features curved-back dining chairs crafted of molded fiberglass and plywood, including the Eames DCM chair, an armless mid-century modern dining chair with a plywood seat and back set atop a metal base. This molded plywood dining chair is also available with bent wood legs, in a model called the Eames DCW. Many Eames dining chairs are also available as dining stools.
If you’re looking for brass dining chairs, consider the Spot Stools, which combine a wood seat and base with a striking brass pedestal. If you’d like a barrel-back dining chair, opt for the Comma Dining Armchair. For black dining chair options, explore dining chair and stool offerings from Magis. Shop Herman Miller’s dining chairs and stools to bring modern design to your home’s most used gathering spaces.
