Retro Dining with Metal Cafe Chairs

The iconic metal French cafe chair stirs up our imagination of a luxurious life of sipping espresso while discussing philosophy and admiring well dressed pedestrians cross our path.  The chair responsible for such desires is the Tolix A chair, designed by Frenchman Xavier Pauchard in 1934.  They became wildly popular for their design, use of galvanized metal, and versatility as an indoor/outdoor stackable chair.

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The design hasn’t changed much since the beginning – no need to improve on perfection, right?  Today you may be able to find many sorts of the metal bistro chair, from vintage to newly manufactured.  Many companies now offer a similar chair and they come in variety of a colors.

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For the DIY vintage homemaker, you can surf the web or your local antique store to find some with just the right amount of rust and character.  For an ecclectic dining setting mix and match a several of the cafe chairs and juxtapose them with a rustic dining table set with vintage china table settings and perhaps candles or a crystal chandelier for lighting.  Ooh la la!

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