Crate & Barrel Lowe Dining Chairs (upholstered fabric and leather)

Room×Lab Review · Review updated September 28, 2026

Lowe owners like the comfort, but leg stability and leather-cover wear draw repeated complaints

The retailer aggregate covers 972 unfiltered ratings and can include records excluded from product-specific claims; it is not a qualified-owner count. 857 distinct retailer comments were studied. This covers the Crate & Barrel Lowe dining chair family, reviewed through one shared feed dated 2019–2026. Most chair reviews are for leather-labeled Lowe chairs, many in older colors from 2019–2021, and some owners call the covering bicast or faux leather. A smaller group covers fabric Lowe chairs (Pewter, Charcoal, Ivory, Taupe, Navy, Topaz Check, Doux Olive, Stone). Only eight reviews carry the Stone label. The feed also holds Lowe stools and banquettes. They count in the aggregate rating but are kept out of chair findings. Fabric and leather chairs aren't verified to share construction. Owners describe pre-assembled, self-assembled (2021–2023) and later assembled versions. Leather wear doesn't show how Stone fabric performs. Most praise is short or undated, and multi-year reports are few and mostly leather.

Room×Lab rating: 6.2 out of 10 (limited confidence). Owners across the Lowe family praise its comfort and compact, low-back look, but durability reports are mixed, with scattered leg failures and many leather-cover complaints. Stone-specific evidence is eight short-term comments, and fabric and leather versions aren't confirmed to share construction.

• Comfort on fabric Lowe chairs: Linked records: 28 favorable and 6 critical mentions about fabric-chair seat comfort. — Owners of Stone, Pewter, Charcoal, Ivory and other fabric versions praise the cushioned seat and back, some through long dinners or entertaining, and a few like its firmness. Critical owners feel the wood frame through the seat or back, find little support mid-seat, or want more padding for long sittings.
• Frame and leg stability: Linked records: 17 favorable and 16 critical mentions about frames, legs and stability. — Many owners call the chairs sturdy and level, some for years. Others report legs breaking or detaching a week to under two years in, uneven or rocking legs, and loosening backs. In three reports someone fell or nearly fell: a leg came out after about a year, an uneven leg tipped a chair, and one broke at first real use. Causes and failure rates are unknown.
• Leather-covering longevity (leather versions only): Linked records: 11 favorable and 29 critical mentions about leather covers peeling, cracking or tearing. — Failures are reported from within a month to about a decade, and some owners call the covering faux or not real leather, which is unverified. Other owners say their leather sets still look new or good after 6 to 14 years. These reports don't show how Stone's linen-blend fabric wears.

Before buying

The Stone version is discontinued; if you choose another Lowe chair, check seat height against your table, inspect every leg for level on delivery, and weigh repeated cover-wear reports before choosing leather.

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