Am I wrong?

I have an 18 month old and he doesn’t always like to listen. We have a breakfast nook with bar height chairs and he is constantly climbing onto the chairs and does not listen when he is asked not to go on them. There’s is no reasoning with this child that it’s unsafe, he has also fallen off one (he was fine) and still proceeds to climb them. When he’s asked not to because chairs are for sitting on and not standing he has a meltdown. The other day I finally had enough of it, I had dishes to wash and things to do and everytime I turned my back he was back up on a chair, I was tired of correcting his negative behaviour only to be greeted by a tantrum so I removed the chairs from the room all together. We have a mud room in the back and there were only 3 chairs so I just put them back there. Out of sight out of mind, he was mad for 30 seconds and moved on. I cleaned the kitchen in peace and honestly this isn’t the first time I’ve tried this method with something. Within a few days he forgets it exists and I can put it back where it belongs. When my boyfriend got home he was livid over the chairs being back there cluttering the room so I explained to him why they were back there and he was still mad over it. He told me I could have done better and tried to distract him with something else (as if I didn’t already try that 100 times). He thinks it’s just bizarre and not okay to remove things from the house because our son won’t leave it be and I’m letting the baby rule my life. Maybe I’m a bad mom but sometimes my son just likes to test my limits, especially if I’m trying to do something and ignoring is the best route. Am I in the wrong?