Crate & Barrel Arno Wood Dining Chair

Crate & Barrel Arno Wood Dining Chair by Crate & Barrel — dining chairs, Overall: 19.6" W x 22.5" D x 33.5" H; seat height: 18.5". Compare it with similar pieces across brands, and see the rooms it appears in.

Arno Black Wood Dining Chair by Crate & Barrel
  • Brand: Crate & Barrel
  • Category: Dining chairs
  • Price: $159
  • Dimensions: Overall: 19.6" W x 22.5" D x 33.5" H; seat height: 18.5"
  • Materials: wood
  • Colours: black
  • Rooms: Dining room
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Room×Lab Review · Review updated September 28, 2026 · Evidence rechecked September 29, 2026

Arno owners praise its heavy, solid build; a minority, mostly in 2022–2024 reviews, report loose or cracked backs and chipping finish

Crate & Barrel's 4.6-star average from 298 ratings spans six Arno listings, including Warm Grey chairs outside the current family, a storage-piece review, a delivery-only complaint and ratings without comments. Room×Lab read all 264 distinct written reviews. Most cover black chairs: the older side chair (2022–2025), the current dining chair (2025–2026) and a set of 4; a small 2025–2026 group covers Light Brown. Most are first impressions; few state months of use, the longest about two years (one black, one Warm Grey). None discloses an incentive; a few appear to be design professionals. We picked family praise, a comfort caveat and detailed complaints, which are a minority.

Room×Lab rating: 6.7 out of 10 (limited confidence). Arno owners widely praise the solid, heavy build, roomy seat and look. A recurring minority, mostly in 2022–2024 reviews, report backs loosening or cracking, often within months, and the black finish chipping within weeks to months; few describe more than a year of use.

  • Solid, heavy build, with some early problems: Across all finishes: 145 favorable and 8 critical mentions of how solid and sturdy the chairs feel. — Most praise is an early impression. The problems are single reports on black chairs: one of four chairs tippy, chairs wobbly on arrival (one buyer's replacements still pending months later), loose backs or a cracked seat on arrival, a cracked outlet chair, and a Nov 2025 report on the older listing that all six chairs broke, with no detail given.
  • Back-to-seat joints: a minority report loosening or cracks: 21 reports of chairs holding up over a stated period and 10 of backs loosening or cracking. — Critical reports cluster in 2022–2023 black side-chair reviews (one by a black buyer on a Warm Grey listing) plus two 2024 Warm Grey accounts: backs loosening in one sitting to a few months, cracks within months, a set wiggling at two years. A 2+ year owner reviewing on the current listing may own an older version. No 2025–26 review reports a loose back.
  • Black finish: chipping versus no wear: 6 favorable and 10 critical mentions about the black finish chipping or holding up. — Chips and flaking appeared within weeks to months on the older side-chair and Black set-of-4 listings (2023–2024), including three of four chairs within a month; two older-listing owners also report splintering. A Sep 2026 current-listing owner reports table-edge dents. Others report no wear after 2–12 months.

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Choose the black Arno for a heavy, wide-seated chair owners call solid, accepting that a minority, mostly in 2022–2024, report loose or cracked backs or chipping. If you have kids, owners split on whether the textured grain wipes clean.

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