Boon Flair Pedestal Chair

I love this high chair. I spent hours researching high chairs for my 6-month-old on Amazon and in books, and this one seemed like a no-brainer: it's easy to clean, is very stable and sturdy, doesn't… scratch my floors, and is easily adjustable. I have been using it for about two weeks, and I love it! I've never written a review before, but this chair is so great, I just had to write one. First, the chair was easy to put together. It took me less than 10 minutes (most of which was just opening the box). It's well-packaged, and instructions are good. I thought that the pnuematic lift might make it harder to assemble, but it's not -- the chair came in just three pieces (plus the tray)! Second, the base of this high chair is great. I have new hardwood floors, and I'd read that the casters on most high chairs scratch wood floors. I'd pay a LOT to not have my floors scratched up, so the pricetag of this one (roughly $100 more than other high chairs I was considering) is especially justified even without its other great features. The casters are under a plastic (stainless-looking) cover. It's easy to wipe up spills from the base. You can pay a lot more for the Elite version with a stainless-steel base, but I wouldn't bother. This is so easy to keep clean, and it looks fine in my stainless steel kitchen. I also like that the round base is impossible to trip over, , and my Roomba (robotic vacuum) just bounces off of it. It's easy to roll on my hardwood floors, but it stays put pretty well even without locking the casters. I've never bothered locking it in place. The chair is very stable on this base -- even moving it around, I've never felt like it was going to tip. My son is very active, too! Third, the pneumatic lift works just fine. It takes a little finessing to get it right, but I wouldn't want it to be super-sensitive either. The height range isn't very big (only about 6"), but I love how easy it is to feed my 7-month-old while sitting at the kitchen table or at the island. I love that the chair is seated on the one pole -- like a barbershop chair -- rather than 4 wobbly legs. Fourth, the chair itself is great. It wipes clean SO EASILY. It's wonderful. It does not recline, which isn't a problem for me because I breastfed and don't need a place to give my baby a bottle (even when he gets a bottle, we just hold him). It's easy to put my baby in the chair and strap him in. When he couldn't sit up as well (or when he's tired and slouchy), I just stuffed a rolled-up towel at his sides to help support him. I love that I can move the chair around the kitchen by holding the sides or the handle at the top (or sometimes I just grab the tray, but that's probably not recommended!). The post in the middle of the seat keeps my baby in place while I strap him in, and it keeps him from slouching down under the tray. Fifth, the tray is great. It comes with two dishwasher-safe covers. Sometimes I forget to put a cover on, but the main tray is easy to wipe down. I love the one-handed, yet secure, mechanism to attach and remove the tray. It took a little practice, but it's easy and intuitive (and impossible for a baby to work from the chair). The size of the small tray is wonderful. Who needs more surface area to keep clean? When my son feeds himself, I'll probably just put food directly on the removable tray (wish there were 3 trays for this reason so all three could go in the dishwasher at night -- maybe I'll find a way to buy a 3rd or 4th!) and not bother with a plate. Plates can just get knocked to the floor! I am so, so happy I bought this high chair. It looks great in my kitchen (and gets lots of compliments!), moves everywhere without scratching my floors (or even scuffing them), and cleanup is a breeze. It won't collapse to fit in a closet when we've outgrown it, but I suspect we'll use it for a long time.

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I got this high chair when my baby was six months old and we have had it for three months now. I was debating between this one and the fisher price one because of price but i choose the boon highchair in… the end. Overall, I am happy that i spent the extra money for the hair. pros: 1) This chair is definitely easy to clean and the two trays it comes with is handy. There are no nooks and crannies and everything wipes clean. 2) The pedestal bottom is nice because there is no tripping over chair legs. At the bottom of the pedestal, there are wheels and it rolls easily on a ceramic tile floor and I don't think there would be a problem on any other floor. 3) The chair swivels easily so you can face your baby towards where ever you want (nice when multiple people are feeding). 4) The seat seems small and I'm a little concerned how much longer my baby will be able to fit in it but I think thats good in some ways because she doesn't wriggle around in it like other high chairs she's been in. She sits and eats. I think in the end, its a snug design and she will be able to fit into it for a long time. There are only two small negatives that i would give this chair: 1) I don't really like the straps. I'm not sure why but I have difficulties snapping my baby in. 2) The pneumatic lift (which I never use) was a little jerky at first so I sprayed some WD40 and now its smooth as can be.

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i just purchased the Boon Flair Pneumatic Pedestal Highchair based on the reviews I read here online and i have to say i am very pleased with my purchase for the following reasons: 1) easy to clean 2) good… looking 3) my older child, a 4 yr old, can't climb up it because of the pedestal leg 4) the tray comes out super easily with one hand 5) the insert trays fit nicely in the dishwasher 6) the high chair sits perfectly at the table 7) doesnt scratch my wood floors the ONLY downside i can think of is that it doesnt go high enough to sit at the counter top...probably a safety feature... otherwise, the PRO's definitely outweigh the CONs!! Great Chair!!

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