99% of the time our mantra is "form over function," but when it comes to dining room chairs our butts win out in the end. Don't get us wrong, we love a Louis Ghost chair just as much as the next gal. Until we had to sit in one for an hour-long business meeting and shifted our weight from one cheek to the other the entire time. So not fun. (The folks below figured that out and are trying to soften the blow with pillows. Good luck with that.)
And then there are benches and stools - good idea in theory, painful idea in practice. Case in point, the following dining room we found in Living Etc. It's over-the-top gorge(!), but we'd dread having to sit through a 2-hour dinner party on one of those tiny, backless stools, especially the one with the cushion. How many times do you think that puppy would slide throughout the night?!
Oh and for all you barstool owners, do everyone a favor and make sure they have footrests. Those of us under 6'0" start to lose feeling after 15 minutes of leg dangling.
We're not saying you should skip out on beautiful chairs altogether, just don't expect people to actually sit in them. Instead treat them like art -- and allow people to enjoy their beauty from afar.
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