Svan Highchair

I love this highchair, I did a lot of research before hand and it paid off. My son had much better posture than a friend of the same age I think because if it. I have now had it over two years, I have bought replacement cusions but now rarely use them. Only downside I would say is the cleaning. The food tends to get stuck in the screws. It doesnt fold but is like a part of my furniture and doesnt look out of place.

I have recently bought this after extensive highchair research and trying a few out and have to say that I am not at all disappointed! I am SO pleased with this chair. I was keen to have a wooden chair, as I don't like the look and feel of the plastic ones and they certainly have far more nooks and crannies for food to get stuck in than this one does in my opionion. At the moment, we live in a small flat, so space was a big issue. I had quite an extensive criteria for my highchair: it had to be height adjustable, grow with the child (so not have one of those silly plastic nodules between their legs that can't be moved so they grow out of it really quickly and you need to buy another!), preferably last them as long as possible, have a removable tray, have a removable plastic tray cover, have the ability to put them in straight away, without having to put them down to remove the tray or something first, have washable covers, be comfortable for the child, fold up and be wooden. If you've looked at many wooden chairs, you will have noticed that most do one or two of the above list, but not all. Of all these things, the only thing it can't do is fold. However, when it arrived and I had it assembled (pretty easy btw - did it in less than an hour and had it ready for DS's lunch) I was amazed to see how small it was! It takes up the teeniest corner of our living room and actually looks very nice! Certainly not a monstrosity that many of the plastic ones are. On top of all that, it is light and very easy carry if you can't keep it at a table like us - the hole in the back of the seat is a perfect handle!

Yes, it is expensive, but I bit the bullet and made my first big purchase from ebay and ended up paying over £200 less than the RRP!

Definitely highly recommended!!!

I love this chair, so much so I have two; one for each of my kids.

Best bits; sits at table at correct height, grows with the child (3.5 year old still using), tray great in the early days (although you need the tray protector!), easy to change settings, small area taken up with the chair (it become part of the furniture of the kitchen, isn't unsightly!).

Not so good bits; screw holes get full of grime on the foot rest (grim!), my second child is prone to climbing out of it so needs to be strapped in.

I love the fact that my children sit comfortably at the table at the right height. It makes doing craft things with my older child easier as she can properly see and use her arms without kneeling up.

Mumsnetters' comments: Users loved this "stylish", "flexible" chair. It's "comfy" and "secure" and "although the removable tray isn't the easiest to clean if not done straight after eating, it stores away neatly at the back of the chair" and "the padded seats are simple to remove and dry in about 15 minutes in the tumble drier!" It doesn't fold away, but is "very compact" and can be used as a normal chair later on, plus "when something looks this good you don't mind it cluttering the kitchen". It's "not cheap" but "should last forever". Overall "highly recommended".

I think it's absolutely fabulous! Seriously.

If a tight fit around your child, it works great, as you don't need a harness. The foot support is fully adjustable too, so you can make sure your litle one if comfortable.

The cushions are very good quality actually. We bought a set of these with the chair and I've washed it at least 50 times now at 40degrees on easy-care cycle with reduced speed and it's not showing ANY signs of wear so far :).

I understand where the other reviewer is coming from re: the hard to clean crevices where food gets stuck. However, I've never had a problem cleaning these - if it's wet food, just don't let it dry out and wipe with a paper towel; the dry crumbs are easy to get out with a wet paper towel or you can just vaccuum them out when you do the floors.

The tray is brilliant and ours has NEVER come off and it's absolutely impossible for my son to get it off (he's 15 months). If he really yanks on it, it moves a tiny bit up/down, but I'm positive it would never actually come off the chair!

THe plastic cover for the tray is worth getting, as it's so easy to just pop it off and wash with the rest of the dishes.

Overall, I think the design is very good and my DS is very comfortable staying in it. The added bonus is it takes up a lot less space than plastic chairs and can even be 'hung' on the table making it easier to clean the floor underneath.