Some of you know that I found the perfect chair! The ZUO Modern Richmond chair. I loved the nailhead trim, the distressed legs, the color, and especially the shape! Oh so yummy (if you can describe a chair in that term)!
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| Zuo Richmond Chair |
What I didn't love was the price! For months, I searched high and low, watched sales like a hawk, and waited for the price to go down. But sheesh, those suckers never went on a good sale! At $250 a pop, we would be spending over $2000 on dining room chairs. That wasn't going to happen in this family. My frugal husband wants to get those medical school loans paid off, and deep down, I do too!
So, even though I wanted them, I had come to the conclusion that I needed to be smart about this and find something else. I was randomly scrolling through chairs one day on google, and up popped a twin to the Zuo Modern chair that I loved so much, the Avenue Six Kingman Dining Chair in Linen. It was so much cheaper I couldn't believe it, like $100 less per chair! I continued to search and was able to find them for around $100 per chair at Office Sight! (Link here). Nearly a third of the price! So I quickly ordered 8 of them around Christmas time. A few days later I was notified that they were on back order, and every website had them on back order. Apparently, I wasn't the only one who noticed this new knock off of the Zuo Modern chair. So, my chairs were supposed to come at the end of March. That date came and went and I was notified again that they would be coming at the beginning of May instead. More character building right there!
When they finally came, I put them together in a few hours with the "help" of Anders (4) and Boden (1). They each took about 15 minutes to put together, a little more time at the beginning and with the kids. I'm extremely happy with them. What do you think?
Side by side comparison - the color differences may just be the lighting but I haven't seen the other in person so I can't tell you. It does look like mine are a bit lighter though which doesn't bother me. Mine are a light oatmeal color and the Zuo Modern ones look a bit more gray.
Pro's of Avenue 6 Kingman Dining Chair
- Inexpensive ($102)
- Easy to Assemble
- Comfortable - the cushion is firm but comfortable
- Pretty
- Seems durable, made of solid wood
- Well packaged
- Not too heavy - 15 pounds
- 1 year warranty
- Did I mention pretty already?
While I don't think these chairs are the highest quality ever, for the price, they are well worth it. I am very pleased with them and so thankful they are finally sitting around my dining room table! And yes, I do have 3 little boys, but they won't be eating at this table much. We eat most of our dinners at the kitchen table together and this will be for special occasions and dinner parties. They will also be getting a good coating of Scotch Guard!
Have a happy Wednesday everyone!
