Collection: Dining Chairs

Which dining chairs suit your table and household?

The right dining chair depends on your table and how the room gets used. A family with kids wants wipe-clean upholstered or timber dining chairs that survive spills. A formal dining room suits fabric or velvet chairs for comfort during long meals. A small kitchen benefits from a stackable or armless kitchen chair that tuck fully under the table. And a mixed look can pair timber chairs with a bench on one side. Start with your table height and your household's habits, and the material and style follow.

What height should dining chairs be?

Match the chair to the table, not the other way around. Standard dining tables are about 75 cm tall, so dining chairs need a seat height around 45 to 47 cm, leaving roughly 30 cm between the seat and the tabletop for your legs. If you have a counter-height or bar table, you need taller stools instead. Check the seat depth too — a deep seat suits lounging over a long meal, a shallower one suits upright everyday dining. Buy chairs and table to the same height standard so they work together.

Upholstered, timber or metal — which material?

Each material balances comfort and upkeep. Upholstered dining chairs are the most comfortable for long meals, but need wipe-clean fabric or faux leather in a family home. Timber dining chairs are hardwearing and classic, and pad easily with a cushion. Metal-frame chairs suit a modern or industrial look and stack for storage. Plastic or moulded seats wipe clean instantly, great with young kids. Most dining chairs sell as a set of 2, so you can build up to your table's seating. Match the material to your meals and your mess.

What we'd tell a friend before they buy dining chairs

Here's the part the photo hides. A dining chair gets sat in daily, so the joins and the seat matter more than the look — a weak join loosens and wobbles within a year of pulling in and out. Check the frame is solid and the legs are braced. If you're buying upholstered, pick a wipe-clean fabric or faux leather unless the room is formal, because food happens. And confirm the seat height suits your table before you order a set, since the wrong height makes every meal uncomfortable.

FAQs – get the answers you need

What height should dining chairs be?
A seat height of 45 to 47 cm suits a standard 75 cm dining table, leaving about 30 cm for your legs. Match the chairs to your table height before buying.

Are dining chairs sold individually or in sets?
Most sell as a set of 2, so you build up to your table's seating. Buying in matching sets keeps the height and style consistent around the table.

Which dining chair material is easiest to clean?
Faux leather and moulded plastic wipe clean instantly, great with kids. Timber pads with a cushion; upholstered fabric is comfiest but needs a wipe-clean weave in a family home.

Should dining chairs match the table?
They don't have to match exactly. Pairing timber chairs with a bench, or mixing two complementary styles at the same height, often looks more relaxed than a full matching set.

Are upholstered dining chairs practical?
Yes, if you choose wipe-clean fabric or faux leather. They're the most comfortable for long meals; just avoid delicate weaves in a home with young children.

Complete the dining room

Chairs go around the table. Match them to a dining table at the right height, seat more with a dining bench on one side, and store crockery in a sideboard.

Paying over time is easy — a $129 set of dining chairs is four fortnightly payments of $32.25 with Afterpay, and Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 work the same way. Everything ships from our Australian warehouse within 1–2 business days, carries a 12-month warranty, and comes with 30 days to change your mind. We're family-run and Australian, at this since 2016, rated 4.66 out of 5 across 5,363 reviews.