subject: Baby High Chairs - Wood Makes Good Style Sense [print this page] Style conscious parents prefer wooden high chairs to plastic or metal ones for their babies. The wooden high chairs go well with the rest of the stylish wooden furniture in the house. As wooden furniture is moving into more and more households, so also is the wooden high chair.
The classic elegance of wood cannot be matched by other modern materials like metal or plastic. The best houses are furnished in wood. Now if you introduce a gaudy plastic or metal high chair into this well-furnished setting, the whole carefully crafted ambience will go kaput!
If you are of artistic temperament then aesthetics is a very high priority with you. If this is the case then it is almost a sure thing that you have furnished your house with wooden furniture of the best styling. A wooden high chair will match the furniture of the dining room or the kitchen. The styling and the finish of the high chair should be chosen to match that of the furniture. Whereas plastic and metal chairs lose their charm after a few years, wooden high chairs age gracefully and will serve the family for generations.
The high chair for your baby should be wooden, that's the first thing. Apart from that there are a number of other desirables that you should try to get in the high chair. A single-hand operable front tray release will make it easy to get the baby in and out of the chair. A plastic dining tray can be washed in the dishwasher, but a wooden tray means you'll have to wipe it clean after every meal.
The most important feature that you should look for in a high chair is safety. The high chair should be stable enough, so that it doesn't topple over when the baby starts moving about in it. It should have a full body harness to keep the child from sliding right out of the seat. Make sure that the chair is durable and sturdy. You don't want it to fall apart after just a few months!
You might miss the roller castors that are common on plastic and metal high chairs. This will make shifting the wooden high chair a bit difficult over carpeted areas. You won't be able to turn the chair into a recliner either, a feature that is available only in plastic and metal chairs. The same goes for the height adjustment feature, and the toys on the dining tray, both of which are absent in a wooden chair.
Wooden high chairs come in many styles and configurations. There are a lot of models available in the market. Prepare a list of the essential and the desirable features that you're looking for. Then tabulate the availability according to the model. This will help you get a good bargain.
If you don't require a wooden high chair right away, take this opportunity to prepare yourself for that event, because sooner or later you will get a wooden high chair for your baby. You can now afford to take your time over the pros and cons of a wooden high chair. If you postpone the analysis to the last minute you won't have much time to recast your decisions and may make a number of rash choices. So make the best use of the tips given above and buy a beautiful, functional, and durable high chair for your loved one!
