Need Extra Seating for Guests? These Are the Prettiest Folding Chairs

If you regularly host celebrations at your home, you have likely pulled your fair share of dusty folding chairs out of your basement or attic in order to provide some extra seating for your guests. Since they are used so infrequently, you probably selected these chairs for their function over their form—after all, the most important part of a folding chair is the fact that it folds up compactly for storage. At least, that's what we used to think.

As it turns out, you actually do not have to sacrifice an ounce of style when searching for chairs that tuck away neatly when you are through with them. In fact, there are some folding chairs out on the market right now that are so aesthetically pleasing, you may not want to pack them away at all. Instead, you may find yourself looking for more reasons to use them year round—and especially now, when we need to do all we can to make our socially-distanced outdoor dinner parties a little bit more stylish. And though these chairs are most definitely sleek enough to keep out and about, their most important feature is also up to par: Each of the chairs we're highlighting here will fold up and away compactly, making for easy storage when they are not in use.

Skeptical? We understand—especially since you are used to the dull taupe metal iterations that have been collecting dust in the garage for a decade. But it's time to raise the bar. Here, you will find several of the most attractive folding chairs currently available right now. Take a look, and imagine how much more elevated your next dinner party will be when you surround an elongated table with them.