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butterfly chair
noun
: a chair for lounging consisting of a cloth sling supported by a frame of metal tubing or bars
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Pink flowers on the dining table and red throw pillows on the butterfly chairs complement this otherwise black, white, and gray pool area.
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Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
The camp has dozens of furnished safari-style canvas tents, complete with down comforters on beds and leather butterfly chairs on the wooden front decks.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Flexible furnishings, like the butterfly chairs in the living room, move around as needed.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 July 2024
The design by Kris Cochran features a simple mod butterfly chair and dining set that don't distract from its clean lines.
—Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023
The casual dining area includes a 1950s butterfly chair and a plywood-top table with industrial folding legs.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
Next to it, a butterfly chair is strategically placed underneath the shade of a towering fig tree.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
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Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
The camp has dozens of furnished safari-style canvas tents, complete with down comforters on beds and leather butterfly chairs on the wooden front decks.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Flexible furnishings, like the butterfly chairs in the living room, move around as needed.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 July 2024
The design by Kris Cochran features a simple mod butterfly chair and dining set that don't distract from its clean lines.
—Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023
The casual dining area includes a 1950s butterfly chair and a plywood-top table with industrial folding legs.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
Next to it, a butterfly chair is strategically placed underneath the shade of a towering fig tree.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
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“Butterfly chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butterfly%20chair. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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