What is the difference between chiavari and cross back chairs?

Chiavari chairs are slim, formal ballroom and wedding chairs, usually used with a seat cushion. Cross back chairs are sturdier wood or resin chairs with an X-shaped back, for a rustic or farmhouse look.

Do chiavari chairs come with cushions?

Some do and some don't: each chair's page says, and the Advisor's reasons mention it. Cushions are also sold separately in several colors.

What chairs are best for a church?

Padded church chairs that link into rows, with book or communion racks if you need them. If volunteers set up, look at the weight; for long services, a thicker seat.

Can my quote include cushions and a dolly?

Yes. When you ask for a quote, the Advisor offers the dollies and accessories that fit the chair you picked, so one quote covers the order. An EventStable rep checks it and emails it within 48 hours. The quote is free, and nothing is charged until you accept it.

Find the right stacking chair

Weddings, banquets, worship or a restaurant: a few quick questions about how you'll use them, and we'll suggest three stacking chairs that fit, with today's price for your quantity.

Question 1

What kind of place are you?

So we only ask what matters for you.

Chiavari, cross back or banquet?

Chiavari chairs are the wedding and gala standard: light, elegant, and dressed with a seat cushion. Resin chiavari wipe clean and hold up to rental use; wood and aluminum come in gold, silver and natural finishes.

Cross back chairs bring a farmhouse look to barns, vineyards and rustic weddings. Banquet chairs, with padded seats and backs, are made for hotel ballrooms, conferences and long dinners.

Churches, schools and meeting rooms

Church chairs have thick padded seats, link into rows, and come with book or communion racks. Shell and sled-base chairs suit classrooms and meeting rooms, and many stack higher than banquet chairs.

Storage and handling

Most stacking chairs stack 6 to 10 high; some stack higher. A stacking chair dolly moves a full stack at a time.

Buying for a full room? Stacking chair prices step down at higher quantities, and your results show how many more chairs reach the next price.

The chairs we recommend from

Chiavari chairs (8)

Wood Chiavari Chair with Free Cushion: 11 lb, holds 250 lb, stacks 7 high, 2-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Resin Chiavari Chair with Free Cushion, Premium Steel Frame: 13.5 lb, holds 1,000 lb (static), stacks 7 high, 2-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Monoblock Resin Chiavari Chair with Free Cushion: 9 lb, holds 1,100 lb, 1-year warranty
Max Resin Steel Core Chiavari Chair: Holds 1,000 lb (static), stacks 8 high, indoor and outdoor
Clear Resin Chiavari Chair with Free Cushion: 13.5 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 7 high, 2-year warranty
Aluminum Chiavari Chair with Free Cushion: 8 lb, holds 1,100 lb, stacks 10 high, 2-year warranty
Premium Aluminum Chiavari Chair: 6 lb, holds 1,500 lb
European Wood Chiavari Chair: 11 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 7 high, 3-month warranty

Cross back chairs (8)

Farmhouse Cross Back (X-back) Chair: 10 lb, holds 250 lb, 1-year warranty
Madison Cross Back Chair: 10 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 7 high
Sonoma Cross Back Chair: 11 lb, holds 500 lb, stacks 8 high, 1-year warranty
Sonoma Cross Back Chair (Fruitwood, rubber wood): 12 lb, holds 550 lb, stacks 7 high, 1-year warranty
TimberTouch Resin Cross Back Chair: 11 lb, holds 881 lb, 3-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Farmhouse TimberTouch Resin Cross Back Chair: 11 lb, 3-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Wooden Cross Back Bistro Chair: 11 lb, holds 800 lb
Premium Aluminum Cross Back Chair: 6.85 lb, holds 1,500 lb, stacks 7 high

Banquet chairs (9)

TitanPRO Crown Back Banquet Chair, Gold Frame: 15 lb, 1-year warranty
TitanPRO Crown Back Banquet Chair, Silver Vein Frame: 15 lb, holds 500 lb
TitanPRO Crown Back Banquet Chair, Copper Vein Frame: 15 lb
TitanPRO Crown Back Banquet Chair, Black Frame: 15 lb, 1-year warranty
Crown Back Banquet Chair with Arms, Onyx Frame: 14.9 lb, 1-year warranty
Dome Back Banquet Chair, Ashwood Brown Frame: 12 lb, 1-year warranty
TitanPRO A-Frame Banquet Chair: 13 lb
Crown Back Stacking Banquet Chair, Copper Vein Frame: Holds 500 lb, stacks 14 high, lifetime warranty
Crown Back Stacking Banquet Chair with 2.5" Seat, Silver Frame: 15 lb, holds 500 lb, stacks 14 high, lifetime warranty

Ghost and clear chairs (10)

Ghost Chair (No Arms): 9 lb, holds 1,102 lb (static), 3-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Ghost Chair with Arms: 3-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Clear Butterfly Dining Chair: 8 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high, indoor and outdoor
Mateo Clear Chair (No Arms): 11 lb, stacks 6 high, 3-month warranty
Sofia Stacking Chair with UV Protection: 13 lb, holds 660 lb, 3-year warranty
Clear Lattice Back Resin Stacking Chair: 13 lb, holds 1,100 lb, 1-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Genoa Polycarbonate Dining Chair: 11 lb, holds 500 lb (static), 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Kage Stackable Ghost Dining Chair: 11 lb, holds 500 lb, stacks 6 high, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Casper Ghost Chair Dining Armchair
Casper Ghost Dining Side Chair

Bentwood chairs (4)

Sonoma Bentwood Stackable Chair: 9 lb, holds 300 lb (static), stacks 8 high, 3-month warranty
Madison Bentwood Chair: 11 lb, holds 300 lb, 1-year warranty
Bentwood Chair with Round Seat: 11 lb, holds 300 lb
Vineyard Estate Resin Bentwood Chair: 11 lb, holds 300 lb

Café and dining chairs (40)

Resin Napoleon Chair with UV Protection: 9 lb, holds 800 lb, 3-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Resin King Louis Stackable Chair: 17 lb, holds 881 lb, indoor and outdoor
Resin Pop Louis Banquet Chair: 15 lb, holds 1,100 lb, 1-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Resin Willow Stacking Chair: 14 lb, holds 300 lb, 3-year warranty, indoor and outdoor
Cafe Vienna Chair: 7.5 lb, holds 450 lb, stacks 15 high, 3-year warranty
Crescent Resin Stacking Chair: 12 lb, stacks 5 high, 3-month warranty
David Stacking Chair with Arms: 11 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 10 high, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Emma Resin Polypropylene Chair: 11 lb, holds 500 lb (static), stacks 5 high, indoor and outdoor
Fanny Stacking Chair: Holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high
Marcus Mid-Century Dining Chair: 8 lb, holds 500 lb, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Marcus Mid-Century Dining Chair with Arms: 8 lb, holds 500 lb, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Milan Resin Polypropylene Stackable Event Chair: Holds 500 lb, stacks 8 high
Minori Indoor/Outdoor Stacking Chair: 11 lb, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Resin Stackable O Back Dining Chair: 11 lb, holds 300 lb, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Alexa Dining Chair: 16 lb, holds 300 lb, 3-year warranty
Stainless Steel Ava Dining Chair: 15 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 4 high, 3-year warranty
Stainless Steel Emma Dining Chair: 15 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 3 high, 3-year warranty
Kalisi Velvet Side Chair: 11 lb, holds 300 lb (static), 3-month warranty
Stackable King Louis Chair: 15 lb, holds 250 lb, stacks 5 high, 1-year warranty
Stackable King Louis Chair with Rattan Back: 15 lb, 2-year warranty
Beaded Chair: 16 lb, 2-year warranty
ErgoStak Modern Lumbar Chair: 12 lb, stacks 8 high, 1-year warranty
French Cane Back Stacking Chair: 10 lb, holds 661 lb, 1-year warranty
Iris Wood Stacking Chair: 11 lb, 2-year warranty
Leo Stackable Dining Chair: 9 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high
Mid-Century Stacking Armchair: 10 lb, holds 350 lb, stacks 10 high, 1-year warranty
Mosaic Dining Chair: 8 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high
Norway Stackable Dining Chair
Rattan Back Stacking Chair: Holds 300 lb
Regency Upholstered Dining Chair: 2-year warranty
Stackable Mid-Century Cow Dining Chair: 8 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high, 3-month warranty
Stackable Mid-Century Museum Dining Chair: 8 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high, 3-month warranty
Stackable Wood Mid-Century Dining Chair: 7.8 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 8 high
Veronique Clover Dining Chair (Raffia): 11 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 6 high, 2-year warranty
Veronique Wagon Dining Chair (Raffia): 11 lb, holds 300 lb (static), stacks 6 high
Veronique I Stackable Wood Dining Chair: 10 lb, holds 300 lb, 3-month warranty
Veronique II Stackable Wood Dining Chair: 11 lb, holds 300 lb (static), stacks 6 high, 3-month warranty
Veronique III Stackable Wood Dining Chair: 10 lb, holds 300 lb, stacks 6 high, 3-month warranty
Willow Stacking Chair: 10 lb, holds 500 lb (static), stacks 8 high
Wood Round Rattan Back Chair: 11 lb, holds 400 lb, 1-year warranty

Church chairs (2)

Serenity Seating Church Chair, 19" Wide: 14.5 lb, holds 800 lb, 1-year warranty
Serenity Seating Church Chair, 21" Wide: 18 lb, holds 800 lb, 1-year warranty

Sled-base chairs (2)

Stacking Office Chair with Sled Base and Padded Seat: 15 lb, 2-year warranty
Stainless Steel Sled Chair, Gold Frame with Suede Cushion: 10 lb, holds 330 lb

Kids chairs (6)

Children's Resin Chiavari Chair
Kids Poly Resin Chiavari Chair: 10 lb, 3-month warranty
Kid's Vineyard Estate Cross Back Chair: 10 lb, holds 550 lb
Kids Ghost Dining Chair with Arms: 10 lb, holds 300 lb, 3-month warranty, indoor and outdoor
Metal Kids Bow Chair
Kids Bentwood Chair: 8 lb, holds 100 lb, 3-month warranty

Questions people ask

What is the difference between chiavari and cross back chairs?: Chiavari chairs are slim, formal ballroom and wedding chairs, usually used with a seat cushion. Cross back chairs are sturdier wood or resin chairs with an X-shaped back, for a rustic or farmhouse look.
Do chiavari chairs come with cushions?: Some do and some don't: each chair's page says, and the Advisor's reasons mention it. Cushions are also sold separately in several colors.
What chairs are best for a church?: Padded church chairs that link into rows, with book or communion racks if you need them. If volunteers set up, look at the weight; for long services, a thicker seat.
Can my quote include cushions and a dolly?: Yes. When you ask for a quote, the Advisor offers the dollies and accessories that fit the chair you picked, so one quote covers the order. An EventStable rep checks it and emails it within 48 hours. The quote is free, and nothing is charged until you accept it.