Children's wooden chairs: features of choice

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The organization of children's personal space plays an important role in the development of the child. To do this, first of all you need to know what kind of children's furniture parents need to buy so that it turns out to be not only practical, but also high-quality. In this article, parents will be able to learn about the features of the first in the life of a child's children's furniture - a highchair.

Special features

You can use the highchair already from the moment when the child begins to sit on his own. Usually this period begins with six months. The best option would be a children's wooden chair - this is the safety of the material used in it, and sufficient ease of operation.

Children's wooden chairs have other wonderful properties that play a major role in the selection of products:

  • Durability, wear resistance and long service life. The wooden structure is almost impossible to break with blows, no leaps, let alone swinging.
  • Chairs are endowed with natural natural ornament;
  • The tree does not absorb heat;
  • Natural material is easily suited to any interior, and thanks to the many options for wood processing, any such chair can become a highlight of the children's room or kitchen;
  • Some designs of chairs are distinguished by enviable ease;
  • Environmentally friendly material. Even when heated, it does not emit harmful toxins;
  • The uniformity of the structure. Due to this property of the material, all the holes for fasteners will retain their shape for many years, which contributes to the preservation of the original appearance;
  • At damage of elements of wooden furniture it is easy to restore it. This can help grinding, stain and varnish.

At observance of requirements of operation such furniture can serve for many years.

Among the shortcomings of children's wooden furniture it is worth noting the following facts:

  • The cost is much more expensive than similar chairs from other materials;
  • Such furniture should be properly treated with special protective equipment;
  • Additional installation requirement: it is not recommended to use this category of furniture near heating devices, and direct sunlight must not be allowed.

Models

The model range of wooden chairs for children is quite extensive. Below are the models of such furniture:

  • Wooden chair with backrest. Quite often, this design of the chair can be found in kindergartens. Children use a high chair during games, meals, and at a quiet hour - used as a clothes hanger. For the production of such chairs are used light breeds of noble trees: walnut, birch, ash, maple;
  • A soft chair. The difference of this model from the previous one is in the presence of soft upholstery on the back of the chair and the seat. It is very comfortable to sit on and the kids like it a lot;
  • Chair for babies. This chair is used by the youngest children who have just learned to sit. The design of the chair is quite safe, because it has in its equipment several elements of insurance against the fall of the baby. For example, almost all such chairs are equipped with seat belts and interlocks. Depending on the modification of this type of furniture, the highchair can be transformed into a set of two attributes;
  • Transforming chair. The unique and most popular folding model of a children's chair made of wood. If necessary, this furniture design can be easily disassembled into two wooden components: a chair and a small table.Building a build is also quite simple. The security system of this folding furniture includes armrests and seat belts. The latter can adapt to the child. The use of this highchair is possible for a child who has already learned to sit on his own, and until such time as the baby grows out of it - and this is practically up to 5 years. The material used in the construction is beech or pine;
  • Growing chair. This design of the chair is different in that it can increase as the baby grows. This is due to the adjustment of the height of the step and the seat. Therefore, this chair can be used even by a teenager or an adult up to 100 kilograms of weight. When using this category of furniture, the baby will be able to eat along with adults at the same table, because the package does not include an additional children's table.

Material

Below are the options of wooden materials from which children's chairs can be made:

Birch

Distinctive properties of this type of material are:

  • Strength;
  • Resistance to material damage;
  • Odorless;
  • Has a pronounced light shade;
  • Hypoallergenic.

Of the minuses worth noting a short life. However, some manufacturers began to use birch plywood for the production of highchairs, which is characterized by a longer service life;

Pine Tree Breed

The structure of the breed is heterogeneous, has knots and a yellowish tint. Pros:

  • High impact resistance;
  • The presence of coniferous flavor;
  • Practically no cracking;
  • High service life - up to 15 years.

Of the drawbacks, it is worth noting the change in color during operation - it becomes much darker than the original.

The most popular currently is Karelian pine;

Beech.

Distinctive features of this type of wood material:

  • Flexibility and strength;
  • Homogeneous structure;
  • Affordable material;
  • It has a light shade;
  • Resistant to wet environment.

The disadvantages of the material is also attributed to the variability of color color - from light to time it becomes pinkish-brown;

Oak

It is the most valuable material from which children's furniture can be made. Of the distinguishing features worth noting its high service life - more than 30 years and its characteristic strength. In its natural form, it practically does not occur - when used, the material is coated with colored stains.

Tips for choosing

This part of the article is devoted to the selection of a high chair made of wood. Here are collected tips for customers who are planning to provide their baby with the most necessary piece of furniture in the near future. So, here is what you should pay attention to when buying:

  • The quality of the material. On the wooden surface should not be cracks, chips and roughness. If the furniture is knotted, there should not be very many of them, since in the manufacture of such furniture protective wood shields are used, the strength of which directly depends on these defects;
  • Design. An excellent solution would be to purchase such an element of furniture with a variety of decor. This can be either Khokhloma or another alternative painting on wood;
  • The ratio with the growth of the child. In this case, the best option would be to take the child with you for shopping, since it is likely that the chair can be either large or small for the toddler. Having seated a child on a high chair, one can observe how his legs will be positioned - they should stand with their feet on the floor, and their knees should be bent at a 90 degree angle;
  • The stability of the structure. When buying it is necessary to keep in mind that a sustainable constructive is the key to the safety of the child. A stability check is necessary to ensure that the baby, with its restlessness, cannot tilt back with the same growing chair or transforming chair.The chair should not stagger even with the most active games of the toddler;
  • Safety construction. Each model has its own design features relating to the safety of the child there. For example, in high chairs, there are seat belts and clips, for a transformer chair it is also armrests. In addition, it is worth noting the need for non-skid legs in the chair, as well as strong fasteners and rounded corners, because often kids with active games can touch furniture that can injure them;
  • Weight criterion. It is worth paying attention to the fact how heavy the construction of the chair. Too difficult option is dangerous because it is difficult to move, and in the event of a fall, it can hurt the child. The low weight of the chair will not work either - it often overturns.

When buying, you should ask the seller for a quality certificate and familiarize yourself with the technical characteristics of the purchased product.

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