Help chairs and tables

[apple]

hello all

we are about to purchase some new tables for our studio area and at the moment are looking at Community playthings extending table. however, the wooden chairs are a little out of our price range. I have seen some wooden ones on the other websites but the colour does not quite match the lighter beech colour of the community playthings table. I was also thinking that maybe wooden stools could work.

Has anyone got CP table and other wooden chair or stool that kind of matches in colour? I would be grateful of any advise. Thanks

 

[finleysmaid]

I wouldn't use stools for little ones....they fall off them all the time!

[narnia]

If you buy CP stuff from YPO, you get 2% off, not much, but it helps. Personally, I'd buy some, to your budget and then just buy one more at a time as you cn afford them. There are many companies that LOOk like CP, and at a fraction of the price, BUT nowhere near the quality and without the 10 year guarantee that CP offer. But always keep an eye on ebay too

[louby loo]

If you buy CP stuff from YPO, you get 2% off, not much, but it helps. Personally, I'd buy some, to your budget and then just buy one more at a time as you cn afford them. There are many companies that LOOk like CP, and at a fraction of the price, BUT nowhere near the quality and without the 10 year guarantee that CP offer. But always keep an eye on ebay too

 

I want you as my setting owner....

 

Ohpps sorry hijacked thread- and I haven't a clue about chairs as we have a total mish-mash of narsty chairs. :(

[apple]

Thanks for all your replies. I think we will go for CP chairs for our main room... thanks for the heads up re 2%discount Narnia.

As for the studio area I am still undecided about stools. Yes I did wonder if they where totally safe but then I have visited a few settings (Outstanding too) that use stools . The children had no problems in using them. The stools I saw were pretty sturdy. IKEA have some solid pine ones for £7/8 pounds and I could get them cut down a little to suit. I may just go ahead and buy one and see how it goes?

Thanks once again for your advice

[lsp]

Oops - I can visualise one of those old comedy sketches where they try to cut down chairs and tables to get them level and they end up being a couple of inches (sorry 5 cm) off the floor. Lol :lol: :lol: - Just getting into the festive spirit! :mellow: