The Svan Chair by Scandinavian Child is the perfect blend of functionality and fashion. Here’s why I’m a fan:

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Gorgeous: Constructed from birch wood, the Svan Chair is available in 5 different finishes (whitewash, natural, cherry, mahogany, and espresso) which means you can choose a color that compliments your kitchen or even seamlessly blends in. You can also choose from 12 different cushion colors for added comfort and a nice pop of color.

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Space-saving: True, it’s no hook-on high chair, but for a traditional high chair it’s got a pretty small footprint – 19 x 18 x 33.5″ – or about the same size as a normal kitchen chair.

Easy to clean: Each seat comes with a plastic tray cover which is easy to wipe down and is dishwasher safe. Since the rest of the highchair is constructed of smooth pieces of wood, the Svan chair has fewer places for crumbs and drips to hide making it a breeze to keep clean. (The cushion is also easy to remove and machine washable.)

Design: The design of the Svan chair keeps it stable and balanced, and the lack of bulk makes it easy to pull the chair up close to the table – even right up to the table with the tray removed.

Long-range use: With the removable tray and guard rail and the ability to change the seat depth and footrest height, the Svan chair will work from infancy (roughly 6 months) up to adulthood.

The Svan Chair isn’t cheap ($280, not including the cushion), but they look stunning, hold up beautifully (you’ll definitely be able to use them for multiple kids) and can last a child from infancy on up.

With my third now big enough to start noshing on smashed bananas and pureed pears, he’s quite content doing it it in the Svan (he even hangs out in it while I’m making dinner!) – and I’m thrilled to have a sleek, space-saving high chair that blends into my kitchen.

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Note: I was sent a Svan sample for this review.

Our Flair is pink, of course, and its as bright as you see on your screen. A very modern chair, it raises and lowers with a pneumatic lift, so there are no set heights for the chair. Meaning this seat will be the proper height for nearly any table. It also doesn’t stand on the four legs that most traditional high chairs do, giving us a smaller footprint for the chair. With a single leg, and a heavy, large wheeled pedestal base it can slide under the table and I don’t have to worry as much about the table legs and feet getting in the way. Speaking of sliding, the wheels are so smooth that the big kids enjoy hanging on and skating around the kitchen, perhaps I should remember to use the hands-free braking system.

But back to the Flair. With a 5-point-harness and a restraining post, it is possible for a baby who holds her head up firmly to sit in this chair as early as 10 weeks. (She’s thirteen weeks and doing just fine, though we don’t keep her in it for more than 15 minutes at a time.) The pink seat is seamless and the chemical resistant comfort pad is easily removable–this is one of my favorite features. I used to use toothbrushes, Q-tips and toothpicks to try to clean all of the crevices of highchairs in the past. Now, once she’s eating and, no doubt, making a mess, it’ll be an easy wipe-clean.

I do wish the seat had a recline for when I’m first feeding solids, but I love how upright and part of the group this chair makes her. When it comes to feeding, the seat comes with a small tray that glides can be positioned in at two places–close and closer to baby (and that we’re already using — we put a toddler cup and spoon on the tray — making her even more a part of the meal) with two tray covers that can go right in the dishwasher.

The Boon Flair is a great high chair, so much nicer than the mainstream chairs I had in the past.

Thanks to Boon, Inc., who provided the sample product for review.