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Supplier: Cucina Direct  Guide price: £129.95 (with reductions if you buy more than one)

This is a classic Georgian style reproduction chair ... but it's so well made that you could let people think it was an original (we won't tell!). The slender yet sturdy dimensions, fluid lines and delicate reed detail blend into a really impressive piece of furniture.

In larger kitchens, with a traditional table, you often need to have more chairs available than you actually use on a day to day basis. Chairs that are only required when you have guests. A couple of these carver chairs with their curving armrests, would look really attractive placed anywhere in the room, awaiting the days when you entertain.

They have solid birchwood frames, stained and polished to a warm, mid-mahogany tone. They're comfortably padded and upholstered in pure woven cotton ... and they're exclusive to Cucina Direct.

Dimensions (in mm): 839h x 534w x 534d

Of course if you want a set of dining chairs to match - they have those too.