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Would you be willing to try your older LO in a regular chair? My older LO has always been really good about staying seated, even when we switched him to a chair with no straps. (My younger LO, not so much). Ikea makes higher chairs...maybe that could be an option if she will sit in it?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/childrens_ikea/18733/

@Anagram: As for clip on chairs, we had one, but I didn't like it. We had a bar height table with LO1 so we had a clip on chair and that thing was a mess to clean. You could put the fabric part in the washing machine, but it was a pain and I felt like it was constantly gross. Also, I can't remember the weight limit, but my older LO (who has always been at the top of the charts for weight) was too heavy for it by about 24 months.

We have a rubber padded booster. DS does sometimes get down to walk around, but that doesn't bother me too much. He usually comes back and dines with us and finishes his meal.

http://m.kohls.com/product/prd-1700572/prince-lionheart-soft-booster-seat.jsp?ci_mcc=ci&utm_campaign=EC%20BABY%20NON-APPAREL&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=google&utm_product=95096765&CID=shopping15&gclid=CMGJ1-fm48wCFRJZhgodI4wJXw&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKS88efm48wCFc0JNwodtlMOMQ

I would get a clip on chair that you can remove for when guests visit. The chico one is cheap. I have to wash it once a week and it's annoying to take apart, but other brands might be easier.

Have you considered buying a cheap chair from Ikea or elsewhere and going with a strap on booster or highchair with tray? It looks like you have a little bit of room on the end to pull the chair up but if you have a tray it doesn't need to use up valuable table space.

I really like your living room/dining room, btw. Very cool chairs!

We transitioned our son just shy of his 2nd birthday to this booster. Is has the option of straps that keep him contained at the moment and once he get a bit older / bigger the back comes off and it's a traditional booster.
He loves clipping himself in and seems to enjoy being at the table with us. So far it's worked well.

http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Toddler-Booster-Dark-Shadow/dp/B00AHVR7YE?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

DS is 2.5 and we've been using a booster for more than a year. I don't really like the clutter of separate high chairs. We had one that folded super slim, but it was a pain to clean and get him in and out of, and we almost never ended up folding it anyways.

BTW, you're lucky your LO stays in the high chair. DS got to a point where he would just get really upset and yell "want out, want out". I tried a lot to keep him in there, but I just couldn't take the argument any more. Now he just doesn't even want to eat anything for dinner or come to the table half the time. I figure when he gets a little older we'll work on better dinner times. I just can't deal with forcing him now.

I'd get a booster since you can use it when you're out too.

We have this one. I love it!! Adjustable height and folds up to nothing for travel or if we need the chair for adult seating.

http://www.amazon.com/Chicco-Pocket-Snack-Booster-Seat/dp/B00KHR84WW

ETA: both my preschooler and toddler can fit in it

@bamblm: This is also a great option. We use ours for travel, but you could easily use it for everyday at home. I purposefully didn't connect the piece of plastic that attaches to the tray and goes between the legs, because it doesn't store as well once you attached it and I wanted it to pack small. And as long as you use the straps, you don't really need that piece anyway. But once you put it on, you can't take it back off!

I am reluctant to put the clip on chairs to smaller, less sturdy tables. I'm always afraid that one slight move will have the table flipping back.

I would go with a cheap booster - FP is a great option.

I have a clip on Chicco chair on a small and not-so-sturdy table. It works for us. But it is a pain to clean (I usually just scrub it down with a sponge). The real issue I have is that it takes up a lot of space on the dining table itself because we have to clear a large space for her because she grabs everyone's plates. So it's hard to have four adults eating at the table plus the baby.

So I vote either a clip on with a bigger table or a separate high chair with a tray.

ETA: IKEA has a cheap high chair but it looks like it may have a big footprint.

I would either get two space saving boosters and folding chairs for guests or two space saving boosters and a bigger table. You are going to need a bigger table eventually if you want to have space for guests. Maybe get one with leaves in it so you can make it bigger if needed.

I vote bigger table too, or get used to not eating at the table when people come.

We picked up some bar height chairs on the side of the road for DS to use at our table. We trained him to stay on the chair while he is eating. Honestly it has been super helpful because now when we are at friends houses we can just sit him on a chair and give him his food and he will stay put. One friend doesn't have a table so we all eat sitting on the floor/couch. If he sits on the floor with us, he is constantly getting up and playing. But we can stick him on a chair and he'll stay there to eat.