Crate & Barrel Basque Solid Wood Dining Chair

Crate & Barrel Basque Solid Wood Dining Chair by Crate & Barrel — dining chairs, Overall: 19.25" W x 22.25" D x 39.5" H; seat height: 17.75"; seat depth: 18.25". Compare it with similar pieces across brands, and see the rooms it appears in.

Basque Light Brown Solid Wood Dining Chair by Crate & Barrel
  • Brand: Crate & Barrel
  • Category: Dining chairs
  • Price: $249
  • Dimensions: Overall: 19.25" W x 22.25" D x 39.5" H; seat height: 17.75"; seat depth: 18.25"
  • Materials: wood
  • Colours: brown
  • Rooms: Dining room
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Room×Lab Review · Review updated September 28, 2026 · Evidence rechecked September 29, 2026

Basque chair owners praise its sturdy build; most find it comfortable, though a minority want cushions or lumbar support, and floors need pads

Crate & Barrel's 1,305 ratings span every Basque piece, from tables and benches to a credenza and an island, not just chairs; Room×Lab read 1,117 distinct written reviews. Chair reviews cover this uncushioned light-brown chair (owners say it was once sold as Grey Wash), its Set of 4 and discontinued Honey-finish chairs, also called sturdy, though some later ones felt rougher or looked redder or darker. Most accounts are early impressions; one owner reports eight years of daily use, likely from before the light-brown name. The reviews below are examples, not a vote: the longest stated ownership, an eight-month update, and less common complaints about comfort, finish, creaking and floors.

Room×Lab rating: 7.1 out of 10 (medium confidence). Chair owners in Crate & Barrel's reviews mostly describe a sturdy, handsome solid-wood chair, which drives the score. The caveats: most praise is an early impression, a minority find the bare seat uncomfortable, and the 4.66-star average covers Basque tables and other pieces, not just the chair.

  • Sturdy, solid build with isolated wobble or creak reports: 57 favorable and 4 critical mentions about the chair's sturdiness. — Most praise is an early impression without a stated use period. The critical reports are isolated: a couple of chairs in a set of six arrived slightly wobbly and were swapped, some of eight chairs rocked slightly until felt pads were added, one chair turned creaky after about a year, and one broke early with no detail given.
  • Most find the seat and back comfortable; a minority do not: 43 favorable and 7 critical mentions about seat and back comfort. — Favorable owners cite a large, wide seat and a supportive high back, some at long dinners or without cushions. Critics describe no lumbar support (one return), back pain from long sitting, and chairs that were not very comfortable. One says cushions are definitely needed; others recommend them, one for longer meals.
  • Heavy chair: stable, but floors need care: 11 favorable and 8 critical mentions about weight, moving and floors. — Some value the weight for stability, including with wiggly children, and still find the chair easy to move. Others call it a bit heavy or loud on the floor. Several recommend felt pads; one owner says stick-on pads kept falling off and the bare feet scratched a new wood floor.

Before buying

Choose the light-brown Basque chair if you want a sturdy, weighty seat to match Basque tables. Sit in one first if you need lumbar support, and plan on felt pads that stay attached and possibly cushions for long meals.

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