Yankuoo Wrought Iron Bar Chair Review 2024

Do you love outdoor entertaining? Do you have a wet bar on your deck or patio?

If so, or if you need indoor/outdoor bar chairs for any other reason, and you or friends you entertain regularly are a bit on the heavy side, you know how frustrating it can be to try and find furniture that’s well-built and rugged enough to support high amounts of user weight properly.

Most of the furniture on the market today, indoor or outdoor, supports around 300 pounds. Beyond that, the number of options available tends to fall off quickly, which is one of the reasons that this sturdy bar chair is such a find.

Not only is the Yankuoo Wrought Iron Bar chair a great-looking piece of furniture, but it’s also rugged and durable. Sure, a brand offers it you may not have heard of, but if you’re not brand-conscious, that shouldn’t be a deal-breaker.

In the following sections, we’ll explain why these bar chairs would be an excellent addition to your home. They’re imperfect and have a few limitations, but we’ll cover those, too, so you’ll have all the information you need to decide if they fit you well. Let’s take a closer look.

Key Features of the Yankuoo Wrought Bar Stool

Minimalist. That phrase will likely come to mind when you see the Yankuoo Wrought Iron Bar chair for the first time. It’s not incorrect. These bar chairs are designed to be rugged and durable and fit in with almost any décor or color scheme.

Color Options

That’s made even easier by the fact that if you decide you want one or more of these (and let’s face it, if you’re in the market for bar stools, you’re almost certain to want several), you can get yours with the seats in your choice of the following colors:

Given the available color selections, these bar chairs were designed to blend in and complement instead of making an eye-popping statement or serving as a centerpiece.

Chair Specifications

Before we go further, let’s take a look at these by the numbers:

We like these numbers overall, though we note that especially short users might have difficulty getting into and out of the bar chairs. Sadly, the company doesn’t offer multiple heights here, so what you see is what you get.

The seat dimensions are a good fit for the supported weight limit. These bar chairs are heavy enough that they won’t be bowled over by a strong gust of wind while still being light enough that moving them around as needed isn’t problematic.

Adjustability and Comfort

The Yankuoo Wrought Iron bar stool has no adjustable features, so there’s nothing to say. Comfort-wise, a sculpted seat and a small seatback add to the chair’s comfort, and the back support makes this model suitable for relatively long periods of sitting.

It’s still not something your guests will want to spend an entire afternoon in, but it’s more comfortable than you might think.

Note that the seats are covered in PU and modestly padded. If you find the padding insufficient, adding a second seat pad of whatever thickness you like is easy, but note that PU is a somewhat disappointing upholstery choice.

If you plan to use this outdoors, you’ll want to keep it out of the sun when not in use to help extend the life of the upholstery. The silver lining here is that there’s not much PU on the bar chair, so when the day inevitably comes that you need to replace it (and it will), you can have your chairs re-covered in something more durable and longer-lasting. The chair frame will last for years, so the modest expense of eventual reupholstering is a good investment.

Assembly is Required

Where simple bar stools often arrive at your door fully assembled and ready to use, if you get one or more of these, they’ll each arrive in their box in a few pieces. You’ll need to spend time putting them together before using them.

Fortunately, the production quality is relatively high, and the assembly instructions are clear. Preparing the bar chairs for first use, including unboxing and sorting the pieces, should take about fifteen minutes per chair.

Our Yankuoo Wrought Iron Bar chair review notes that the company does not offer an expert assembly option for this model. But even if they did, we wouldn’t recommend it. The assembly process is too simple to make such an option worthwhile.

Pros and Cons Yankuoo Wrought Bar Stool

Honestly, we like almost everything about these bar chairs. The only weak point in the design is the use of PU upholstery. But its price would have increased if the company had used anything else. We understand and can live with that, and most people would agree.

Ultimately, it comes down to whether you like the aesthetic or are looking for something as tall as these stools. If you do like the aesthetic, then these belong on your shortlist. They’re well-built, support a lot of weight, and are surprisingly attractive.

Yankuoo Wrought Iron Bar Chair Review Conclusion

The Yankuoo Wrought Iron Bar chair is a good stool, and let’s face it: most people don’t need post-sales support for this kind of furniture. The fact that these are offered by a brand you have probably never heard of isn’t problematic.

If you like the minimalist look and feel, you’ll be thrilled with these stools. Even if you’re not thrilled with the aesthetic, they’re sturdy and tend to blend politely into the background, which makes them a good fit for just about anyone. We recommend them.

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References & Resources

• 5 Tips for Maintaining Metal Furniture, HOG Furniture.
• How to Reupholster Bar Stools, Do It Yourself.
• 11 Free Bar Stool Plans, The Spruce.
• Bar Stools: 5 Ways To Hang Out With Them, Grandin Road.