OK, you can already tell by my headline that I LOVE this high chair. But why would a high chair be worthy of an entire blog post? Well, let me tell you!
If you know me at all, you know that I have done very little advertising on my website and I would never promote a product that I don’t use myself and absolutely love. But I just HAVE to tell every new parent I know all about this incredible high chair. I literally rave about this high chair to pregnant strangers (sorry!) and have practically forced my family members to add it to their registries. But here’s the thing, this high chair is literally my favorite baby gear purchase ever. Here’s what it is:
High Chair – Award Winning Svan Signet Complete High Chair With Removable Tray (Espresso)
And here’s why I love it so much:
Small footprint
Look, I don’t know about you, but I do not live in a huge house with endless square footage in my kitchen that can accommodate the footprint of some of the high chairs on the market right now. Not to mention the tripping hazard that many high chairs present. I understand that manufacturers need to ensure that a high chair won’t tip over, so many of the lightweight high chairs need a wide base to prevent tipping.
That’s one area where the Svan high chair shines. It has a small footprint but the base is quite heavy so it doesn’t tip, but it fits into a 2x2foot square!!!! You read that right. Talk about easy to tuck away into a corner when not in use! <3
Visually stunning and wooden
It’s beautiful. You may already know that I abhore large plastic brightly colored objects and try to keep them out of my home. I prefer wooden furniture and toys whenever possible. This high chair is a gorgeous piece of furniture and it fits nicely with our asthetic. And really, if my baby is going to eat her first solid foods, put her mouth all over and suck on her high chair (yes, they really do this) then I’d rather she be sucking on wood than plastic.
Note: there is a plastic cover for the tray that comes with the high chair. The plastic cover easily pops off and is dishwasher safe, but I chose not to use it, the wooden tray worked great for us and is easy to remove and wash at the sink.
Easy to move around the room
See that handle at the top of the chair? I’m a short woman but this high chair is extremely easy to move around the room, even for me. This is helpful because sometimes you just need to move it out of the way, or your baby wants to watch you cook, and with that convenient handle, you can actually pick up and move this high chair with one hand while holding your baby in the other arm. Good luck finding another high chair that can do that!
Adjusts for toddlers and kids up to 120 lbs!!!
OK, this is definitely one of the best features of this high chair. Baby gear is such a revolving door. You need stuff when they’re little, but by the time they’re a year old, you’ve got a room full of gear that you’re already finished with and more stuff that you now need for their current stage of development. Not so with the Svan high chair! This chair is completely adjustable with just two allen wrenches. At it’s smallest, it is a nice cozy fit for your 6 month old as you begin to introduce solid foods. But then you can adjust it to fit your bigger and bigger baby and then…
Here’s the amazing part, when you have a toddler who wants to do everything herself and she’s getting a little bit too heavy for you to lift into the seat anyway, you can take off the tray entirely and the chair turns into a toddler seat that she can climb into herself and it can be pushed right up to the table! Both of my kids really enjoyed this feature and felt like big kids when we made the switch (at around 18 months). You can still use the seatbelt harness if you’re worried about your toddler accidentally falling off, but after a few months, they seem to get the hang of it and no longer need the belt. This is a huge benefit since toddler’s accessibility and independence can make life SO MUCH easier! Later, the chair continues to adjust as needed until your child is ready for an adult sized chair. This “high chair” can actually hold a child up to 120 pounds!
Use for multiple kids!
You might not make it all the way to 120 pounds though, especially if you have another child. This was an amazing feature! Once my daughter was 4 ½ my 5mo. Old son was just about ready to start solid foods, I simply adjusted the seat back down to its smallest size and my son used it for the next 3 1/2 years! So if you’re planning to have more than one child, this chair is definitely worth the investment.
Sturdy and easy to maintain
Like I said, we used this chair for 7+ years and when we were finished with it, it went on to a new family who will likely use it for another 7! It is wooden, so easy to wipe down and you can get a cloth seat pad for it, which easily goes into the washer and dryer. I washed the seat pad about once a week during the baby food phase. As long as you have your allen wrenches at the ready and you keep the chair adjusted and tightened, my guess is that it would last at least 25 years. Sure ours had a few dings and scratches by the time we passed it on, but seriously, what other high chair has that kind of shelf life?!!
Holds its value well
OK, the truth is, we bought our Svan high chair from another family who had used it for about 4 years, we used it for another 7 years, and then I turned around and sold it for the same amount that I originally bought it for! If you’re planning to have more than one kid, you may want to purchase it new. The current price is actually about $100 less than it was 10 years ago. But you can also purchase one used and still get many years of use out of it.
Alright, I think I’m finished raving about this awesome high chair now. But seriously, It may be my favorite baby gear purchase ever. Highly, highly recommend!
