A Junior Chair Designed as Real Furniture

Welcome! This all you need to know about the junior chair I made for my own daughter that I am now offering for sale for your own children.

Why do I need one?

Once your child is too big for a highchair they are really too small for a standard dining chair. A junior chair helps them bridge the gap to sit comfortably with a better posture. It's simply a dining chair proportioned for a child.

Why choose mine?

Crafted from solid hardwood to sit naturally alongside your dining furniture — not apart from it.
For design-conscious families who want their dining space to stay considered — even with children at the table.
Not a temporary kids chair. A long-term piece of dining furniture.

I make each chair to order from my workshop in Surrey, in either solid oak, ash or walnut. Prices start from £500.

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Why It Exists

A children’s chair, rethought as furniture

Most junior chairs are designed as temporary solutions — brightly coloured, lightweight, and made to be outgrown or hidden away.

The Okehill Junior Chair was designed from a different starting point.

It is a proper dining chair, scaled for children, crafted from solid hardwood and designed to sit comfortably alongside adult furniture. A piece that belongs at the table — visually, practically without compromising the look or feel of your dining space.

Designed to Belong

Every line and proportion of the Junior Chair is intentionally restrained.

No plastic components. No novelty styling. No bright finishes that date quickly.

Instead:

Clean, mid-century lines
Natural hardwood grain
A silhouette that mirrors adult dining chairs

The result is a junior chair that looks considered — not temporary.

Crafted from Solid Hardwood

The Junior Chair is made from solid hardwood, selected for strength, longevity, and character.

This is not veneered board or composite material.

Solid wood allows the chair to withstand daily use, age gracefully over time and passed on to the next child.

Each chair is built with the expectation that it will be used for years.

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Designed to Work With Your Dining Space

Dining furniture works best when materials and tones are considered together.
The Junior Chair is available in three solid hardwood finishes, allowing it to sit naturally alongside your existing dining table and chairs, rather than stand apart.
Further refine the look with a light or dark seat, depending on contrast or continuity with your dining chairs.

Hardwood: Ash

A light, understated tone that works well in Scandinavian and contemporary dining spaces.

Hardwood: Oak

A balanced mid-tone finish designed to complement traditional and modern dining furniture.

Hardwood: Walnut

A deeper, richer tone suited to darker woods and more luxury interiors.

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Why a Junior Chair Makes Sense

Children typically outgrow standard high chairs long before they are comfortable sitting on a standard dining chair.
The Okehill Junior Chair addresses this gap — while remaining visually consistent with the rest of the dining furniture.

As a nanny I always recommend a junior chair because once they are out of a standard high chair, it is years before they are comfortable on an adult chair.

Larissa Hazell, founder of The Childcare Guide