Wood chairs with upholstered backs

Wood frames and a padded back suit the hotel restaurant that stays set from breakfast to the last dinner seating. Every one of these 25 chairs has a wood frame, and almost all offer vinyl or fabric covers. Begin with arms or no arms: nine chairs have them, and they change how many fit along each table.

Arms at the head of the table

Nine chairs come with arms. Place them at the ends of a long table in private dining, or at the head table of a small reception, and run armless chairs down the sides. Widths show why. The wider upholstered wood dining chair at $306 measures 22 inches across, and a narrower one at $143 measures 17 3/4 inches. Along a 10-foot table that is five chairs a side against six, a whole place setting gained or lost on each side.

Vinyl or fabric on wood

Vinyl is listed on 24 chairs and fabric on 22, and 22 accept a cover from the listed options. Ask for free swatches and stain samples together, so the wood tone and the cover are judged as a pair, once in daylight and again under the dinner lights. Finish and color lists change over time, so confirm both again before any later addition to the room. Backs are mostly fully upholstered. Two have a window back and two a bucket shape, and the wood dining chair at $192 is a good one to see beside the others.

Indoor wood, and where else to look

These are dining room chairs. Twenty-four carry an indoor listing and not one carries a patio listing, because a wood chair with an upholstered back carried outside will fade or swell, and damage from sun and rain sits outside the warranty. For poolside dining, choose from the outdoor department instead. Inside, they suit the rooms a guest remembers: the main restaurant, a private dining room off the lobby, a quiet corner of the breakfast room kept for regulars.

Prices start around $44 and reach $306. Wood chairs without the upholstered back are in wood chairs; the metal version of this chair is in upholstered-back metal chairs, and the whole range sits in chairs. Save each room's choice in a property plan so the restaurant and private dining stay matched, and download the sheet for the designer before the final order.