Armchairs & Accent Chairs
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Luie Chair with Turned Wood Legs - Lilac, Oak Legs
£259
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Gosena Wood Armchair - Lilac, White Legs
£839
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Bali Armchair - Lilac
£809
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Charles Armchair - Lilac
£569
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Vicenza Armchair with Retro Quilting - Lilac, Wax Black Legs
£779
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Farrow Armchair - Lilac, Velvet, Black Legs
£799
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Chesterfield Grand Armchair - Lilac, Black Legs
£889
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Hollis Wingback Armchair - Lilac, Beech Wood Legs in Black
£519
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Jules Chair Bed - Light Grey
£869
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Alma Large Chair Bed - Dark Green
£879
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Chesterfield Max Armchair - Lilac, Black Legs
£869
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Sodre Armchair - Lilac, Oak Legs
£739
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Haring Armchair - Light Grey
£769
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Alma Chair Bed - Light Grey
£699
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Majestic Armchair - Light Grey
£599
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Alma Large Chair Bed - Light Grey
£879
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Karin Armchair - Lilac, Black Legs
£719
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Farrow Armchair, Beech Wood Legs - Light Grey, Velvet
£799
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Ronay Armchair with Dark Oak Legs - Light Grey
£699
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Demure Armchair - Lilac, Black Legs, Velour
£529
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Neve Armchair - Lilac
£679
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Jules Chair Bed - White
£869
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Covex Wood Armchair - Dark Green, Black Wax Legs
£639
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Barra Armchair - Dark Green, Black Legs
£599
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Luie Chair, Dark Green, Aveo Leg Colour
£259
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Buzz Chair, Upholstered - White, Wax Black Legs
£259
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Avos Armchair - Dark Green, White Legs
£659
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Gosena Wood Armchair - Dark Green, Oak Legs
£839
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Farrow Armchair with Button Backrest - Dark Green, White Legs
£799
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Chesterfield Wood Armchair, Dark Green - Black Legs
£889
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Turin Chair - Dark Green, Beech Wood, Aveo Legs
£419
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Karin Armchair - Dark Green, Dark Oak Legs
£719
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Chesterfield Wood Armchair with Deep Quilting - Silver, White Legs
£889
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Slender Wood Armchair - Silver, Oak Leg Finish
£509
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Hollis Wingback Chair - Dark Green, Oak Legs
£519
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Chesterfield Armchair - Dark Green, Black Legs
£739
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Barra Armchair - Silver, Dark Oak Legs
£599
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Jules Chair Bed - Silver
£869
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Farrow Armchair, Silver Velvet - Black Legs, Beech Wood
£799
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Bali Armchair - Dark Green
£809
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Alma Large Chair Bed - Silver
£879
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Alma Large Chair Bed - White
£879
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Jules Chair Bed - Dark Green
£869
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Giselle Armchair - Dark Green, Velour
£609
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Majestic Armchair - Dark Green
£599
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Alma Chair Bed - Dark Green
£699
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Alma Chair Bed - White
£699
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Vicenza Armchair - Dark Green, Dark Oak Legs
£779
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An armchair is chosen for comfort: a deep seat and padded arms made for long evenings. An accent chair earns its place through what it adds to the room, such as a sculptural shape, a strong colour or a pattern, and may be smaller or armless. Many chairs do both. If you plan to read or relax in it, check the seat depth before the silhouette.
It should relate to the sofa rather than match it. Contrast in one way, whether colour, texture or shape, and echo the sofa in another, such as leg finish or arm style. Keeping the seat height within about 5 cm of the sofa's makes the two sit comfortably together. A rust or burgundy chair beside a neutral sofa is an easy way to warm a room.
Look for a seat height of 43–48 cm, a seat depth of 50–55 cm and a back tall enough to support your shoulders and, ideally, your head. Wingback and high-backed designs remain the classic choice for good reason. Place a floor lamp slightly behind and to one side, so light falls across the page without glare or shadow from your own head.
Allow the chair's footprint plus about 45 cm in front for legs, and 75 cm if a walkway passes it. Most armchairs are 70–90 cm wide, while slipper and compact chairs from around 60 cm suit bedrooms and smaller sitting rooms. If the chair will swivel or recline, check the clearance it needs behind it as well as in front.
Leather and tightly woven wool or performance fabrics handle the most use and are easiest to wipe clean. Velvet is surprisingly hard-wearing, though it shows pressure marks. Bouclé and loose-weave linen look soft and inviting but catch on claws and buttons. If a chair will be used daily or sat in by children, choose a removable cover or a fabric with a Martindale rating above 25,000.
A well-made armchair with a hardwood frame typically costs £400–£1,000, while statement and designer chairs often run £1,000–£3,000. If the chair is mostly decorative, save here and put the money into the sofa. If it will be your nightly reading chair, spending more on frame, springing and cushioning is worthwhile, because that is what you will feel after a year of use.