For fun and leisure a butterfly chair is the preferred choice for seating

The butterfly chair has been making a comeback lately. Butterfly chairs first started appearing back in 1966. Today's chairs, however, are not your father's butterfly chairs. Back then you could have it in any color you liked as long as it was black with canvas material. Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration - but not much.

Butterfly chairs are perfect for outdoors such as at sporting events, beaches or parks. Of course they are also equally at home indoors in patios, family rooms even offices and lounges. And for the young ones you can buy child sized butterfly chairs. Butterfly chair covers are removable so if a mishap occurs you could swap out your butterfly seat cover for a new one and not have to miss any fun.

Today's butterfly chairs come in plenty of colorful fabrics, have sturdy lightweight frames and are relatively inexpensive when compared against comparable options. Materials are commonly nylon mesh, canvas, fur and cushions. Fur covered chairs are commonly referred to as fur butterfly chairs. And for that plush look and feel you can buy chairs with comfortable cushions in either leather or solid fabrics. Cushioned chairs that give you that "sink in" feeling are known as butterfly puff chairs and are favorites for the home and office lounge areas.

You can even go so far as to buy matching furniture for your butterfly chairs!