The boon Flair high chair runs for $229 and has a 4.5/5 star rating, which in my books is a pretty great rating. A lot of the glowing reviews commend the height of the tray – perfect for a baby to self feed from, whereas other high chairs have trays above elbow level apparently. I loved the style — it’s like the Eames of high chairs, and it won out in my husband’s book after he watched several video reviews of a few others. We bought ours off craigslist for $120, and now that it’s gotten good use for a few months, I’m surprised how pristine it was when I bought it after it went through two previous children.
It looks like it used to be available in hot pink and red, but it seems like the only options now are white and gray with four possible matching seat pad and tray liners, as well as a brown pad option if you want to match it up with some existing furniture.
PROS:
Super easy to clean. No cracks, no crevices. With baby led weaning there is a lot of food mess, and I can’t imagine using a high chair with fabric. Yes, the fabric is usually machine washable, but on a practical level of using it 3+ times a day, I can’t imagine trying to wash out the nooks and crannies by hand between meals. Sometimes I do take a q-tip and clean out the holes that the tray snaps into.
It rolls. I roll it into the bathroom to wash my daughter’s hands. I roll it onto the patio to have a nice meal outside. I roll it to the kitchen counter so my daughter can watch while I prepare dinner.
Don’t need to use seat belts. It has a five point safety harness, but the crotch plastic comes up so close to the tray it’s not possible to slip out the bottom, and the tray comes so close to the belly that it’s near impossible to climb out.
CONS:
Pneumatic failure. The pneumatic lift on the used chair I bought has lost its smooth pneumatic powers. It can adjust up and down, but it’s tough, but I only need to set it once and I don’t have a need to adjust it up and down in my house. We have adult pneumatic stools and they all suffered the same fate very soon after we bought them. In fact, I went to try out a boon high chair on display at a local store and it was just as clunky to raise up and down.
Padding doesn’t cover head area. I wish the padding would come up higher because when my baby gets tired and throws her body back, her head slams into the hard plastic. We circumvent this by draping a puffy burp cloth over the top and under the seat pad.
Tray has seams. The tray itself has some seams on the bottom that avocado and other mushy things can get trapped in. I wish there was a way to take it apart to clean, but there doesn’t seem to be.
Water can pool under the pad. If I wash the arms of the chair and water runs down under the pad, I need to actually remove the pad and let it dry out separately otherwise mold forms in the texture of the pad. If the seatbelt straps were attached, this wouldn’t be quite so easy to do, but you could probably squeeze a rolled up dishtowel between the pad and the base to let it dry out.
One of the biggest draws in this chair is its sleek design, but I think this chair would even more amazing in stainless steel. If I had the know-how, I would certainly make and sell a stainless steel high chair in any way, shape, and form. Overall I love this high chair and highly recommend it if it’s in your budget, or keep an eye out on Craigslist.
4.5 months old with swaddles wedged in to help her from tipping to the side
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
That tray level drives me nuts. When we go to restaurants, poor LO’s arms look so uncomfortable. That’s why I love the Fisher Price booster seat – it works for small infants too.
blogger / persimmon / 1398 posts
We went to a booster with both boys immediately. (Neither were familiar with high chairs in Korea.) But I would have LOVED to buy this in Orange!!
kiwi / 549 posts
We used this and LOVED it. So easy to clean and it was a very efficient use of space in our small apt and then our house (750 sq ft). (Ours was $70 on craigslist, but had– still has– a defective wheel.) Another benefit I loved was that at the highest setting, it’s tall enough to pull right up to our counter height dining table. It made eating meals with DS so doable. As he adjusted to eating dinner with us, we’d use it more and more with the tray removed, just pulling it right up to the table. If I had known it would be so great, we would’ve paid full price.
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
Looks like an awesome chair!
papaya / 10473 posts
We had this chair, and the lift went out immediately, so DH wanted to return it.
pomelo / 5678 posts
I love the way it looks… and that’s about it. I don’t find it easy to clean. I do like that it sits up taller because I am super tall so that is useful for when I am standing and feeding her in the kitchen. I think I have an older model because my straps are different. I also love that it is on wheels and that it takes up very little space.
kiwi / 500 posts
I have this chair for my son and i find it very aesthetically pleasing to look at and goes great with the rest of our house. I also love how it Rolls, it’s very smooth and quiet and I can even spin it. I find it super easy to clean up which is great for a lazy person like me. I just like to add, it’s not impossible to climb out. My 18 month old has managed to stand up in it. They wiggle and wiggle. Kids have nothing but time to kill and they will figure a way to contort their bodies until it gets out. Use the seatbelt at all times!
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
Love all the colors!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
Our house was too small for a high chair. We had the keekaroo, which I LOVED, but ended up returning it in exchange for a simple fisher price plastic booster with no padding to get dirty. I love beautiful baby gear, but I love not seeing any baby gear more. So being able to tuck it under the table won out in my book.
honeydew / 7968 posts
I actually think wheels would be a major negative! I have the stokke and the kids get around without wheels. I can only imagine where they will cart themselves with wheels! I do like the idea of no crevices! The stokke is put together so there are soooo many places food gets into. So annoying and really nasty.
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
i love all the colors! we just didn’t have the space for an actual high chair, so we used a booster and were really happy with it!