What I love about warm weather: Guests show up at a moment’s notice. Sometimes it’s easier to feed them than to seat them, though, unless you have a secret stash of folding chairs—the weather-resistant kind that won’t punish you for absentmindedly leaving them outside when the party’s over. Let us help you with that.
Here are some of our favorite metal bistro folding chairs for outdoor entertaining.
Featured photograph via Food52.
Above: With a durable steel frame and weather-resistant powder-coated finish, the silver-colored [product id="620826"]Arc En Ciel Folding Chair[/product] weighs about 10 pounds and is $110 at Design Within Reach.
Above: The classic Paris chair, available in 20 colors, is easy to find stateside these days, as they’re sold in many stores (Pottery Barn and Food52 among them). A set of two [product id="1010980"]Bistro Folding Chairs[/product] from Fermob is $238 from Potted in Los Angeles.
Above: The dark green Myrtle Iron Side Chair is $148 each at Terrain.
Above: A set of two steel [product id="1010982"]Bistro Chairs[/product] in charcoal (also available in three other colors) is £50 from Garden Trading.
Above: Ikea’s beige Saltholmen Chair is a steal at $25 each.
Above: Target’s Metal Slat Folding Patio Chair is another affordable pick; it comes in three colors and is $35 each.
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