Armchair, Cortona Aluminum

Think of the room first: the Armchair, Cortona Aluminum is an upholstered back armchair that belongs in hotel restaurants, fine dining rooms, and country clubs. This one stays inside the house. Aluminum is what the frame is built from. The seat is offered in fabric or vinyl. For the room plan, the listing adds service capacity listed at 500 lb, 20 lb for staff to lift and move, stacking when the room turns over, an arm at each side, and padding for the guest's back. Its size is 19 3/4" W x 23 3/4" D x 37 1/4" H; lay that out where service will pass beside it. The listed seat height is 19 inches. Compare the selected seat height with the underside of your counter or table, including its apron, and allow space to sit and move.

Choices to make for this piece: metal finish, picked from Wood Grain Finish or Powder Coat Finish; seat type, picked from Padded Vinyl Seat or Padded Fabric Seat; upholstered back, picked from Padded Vinyl Back or Padded Fabric Back. More fields open once those are set. A dining room seats by its tables, so count chairs per table first: two-tops take two chairs, 36 inch squares four, 48 inch rounds five or six. Then hold back spares, about one per twenty seats, for the chairs that rotate out for repair.

Save it to a venue plan, one plan per room, and the house comes together a room at a time. Choosing upholstery adds to the lead time, since those pieces are made to your selections. Care follows the materials. Vinyl seats clean with a cloth and soapy water, followed by a dry towel; bleach and solvents harm the cover. Fabric seats need a blot, not a rub, when a spill lands, and a cleaner only after you read the cleaning code.