Orthopedic chairs - Breakfast chair

Breakfast chairs have become increasingly popular in breakfast kitchens where there is often a comparatively high level table or breakfast bar with two, three or four chairs or stools around it. These breakfast dining suites look fashionable and they can easily fit into the corner of a room or centrally in the middle of a kitchen.

Because the breakfast bar is typically several inches higher than a typical dining table, it requires a seat that is also higher than a regular dining chair. This has led to the development of something that looks like a cross between a stool and a chair. It tends to have a high level seat, a low backrest and it can stand on four legs or sometimes a single central column supported on a broad circular base.

Some of these breakfast chairs are something akin to a bar stool, or the stool-chairs found in fast food restaurants against the shelf tables mounted on walls.

Breakfast chair styles

There are many different styles of breakfast chair, however one of the more popular designs is the 1950’s retro look which is loosely taken from the American dinners of that era. Chairs of this type have the single central column support, normally with a stainless steel or brushed steel base, and a moulded curved or partially spherical integrated seat and lower back support. This is made of a brightly coloured shinny material (e.g. plastic). These “dinner” chairs look very cool and they can give a kitchen area a very distinctive look.

Another popular style is to have four long narrow wooden legs with a square or circular padded stool seat. From this, two of the leg supports extend upwards no more than 12 to 16 inches at which point there is a narrow horizontal padded backrest to match the seat. The design combines both wood and a leather or fabric material and the chair looks open and modern. This is a more contemporary style.

For those wishing to have a more conventional breakfast table and chair set up, there are many compact table and chair combinations, often where the chairs can slide under or into the table when not in use. These designs come in different woods, steel and glass, and numerous combinations that may use melamine or various fabrics to complete the look.