Lath Back Side Chair
The Farmhouse Side Chair is a beautifully traditional design, handcrafted in solid English oak to offer both lasting strength and timeless character. Made to Steven’s exacting standards, each chair celebrates the natural grain and warmth of the timber, ensuring every piece is unique.
Like all of Steven’s furniture, it can be tailored to your specific requirements, with bespoke sizing, finishes, and detailing available to suit your home. Whether paired with a handmade dining table or used as a standalone accent piece, the Farmhouse Side Chair offers enduring quality, heritage design, and honest, handcrafted beauty.
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This traditional styled lath back chair is made in English oak for Steve to his exact requirements. It’s a side chair version of a farmhouse carver and references the Windsor style. The Windsor chair tradition arose from a growing need in the eighteenth century for everyday chairs, with large quantities made in Victoria times.
A Lath Back Side chair is a traditional chair design characterized by its distinctive back made of thin, flat wooden strips called laths. The chair features multiple horizontal laths running between the back posts, creating a simple yet elegant appearance. Unlike ladder back chairs which typically have wider slats, lath back chairs use thinner, more delicate strips of wood for the back support.
The design originated from practical furniture-making traditions where craftsmen would split or saw thin pieces of wood (laths) to create the back support. They represent a practical approach to furniture making that balanced comfort, durability.
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These oak chairs complement a range of handmade dining tables, such as the elm tapered leg table, which Steven can create to your requirements. Give Steven a call or come and visit us at our workshop near Winchester, Hampshire and see what can be created bespoke to you.
If you need some inspiration, you can view our range of wooden designs here:
