Resin patio chairs

Light, stackable and easy to wipe, resin is the workhorse of the sidewalk. 16 chairs here, nearly all resin frame and resin seat, with backs in slats, perforations, a solid panel, a cross, a Vienna curve or a woven look. Pick the back by the look of your block. Then check arms and stacking, because those two decide the breakdown.

Backs and the look they give

Slats and perforations let rain run through and breeze pass. A solid back gives the cleanest color block from the street. Woven-look backs bring a rattan feel without a weave to brush.

The perforated resin armchair weighs 9 pounds, has an 18-inch seat, stacks, and is rated to 500 pounds. The solid back resin armchair matches its size at 22 inches wide and 8 pounds. For a cafe look, the cross back resin chair is 20 inches wide and stacks.

Frames come in several colors on most listings, so one chair can match an awning, a door or a menu board. Pick one color for the street side and another for the courtyard if you like, and give each its own line, since every configuration is one line on the order.

Stack it, chain it, cover it

More than half of these chairs stack. On a sidewalk that clears every night, that is the feature to filter for first. Stack them by the door, run a chain through the frames if they stay out, and pull a cover over the lot.

Arms add width and comfort. Side chairs here run 17 1/2 to 21 inches wide; the armchairs run 17 3/4 to 24 1/2, and the resin club chair with its fabric seat is 33. Two feet of table edge per guest is the planning number, so a 22-inch armchair fits, with very little to spare. The armchair with the metal frame weighs 15 pounds; most resin chairs here run 7 to 10, and capacity is listed at 400 or 500 pounds.

Care and the long season

Resin takes a wipe after service and a rinse after rain. Even so, it wants a dry corner or a cover when the season ends, and outdoor pieces left out without care fall outside the warranty. On patio chairs, the warranty period is six months.

Most side chairs and armchairs here sit between about $65 and $125. The club chair runs higher.

Matching bar stools for several of these backs live in resin patio furniture, along with resin tops and tables. For other materials, compare patio chairs. Save each row to an outdoor plan with the frame color noted.