Accent Chairs & Armchairs

When you think about living room furniture, first thing that comes in mind is of course, sofa. But the next furniture piece (or, eventually, pieces) is accent chair. What defines an accent chair and makes it so popular in the living room interiors? Firstly, accent chair helps easily add seating space, without cluttering the room - accent chairs are generally smaller than other furniture. Next thing, accent chair is easily movable and can be arranged in the most appropriate way for every specific interior: it can be placed in the corner, or couple of chairs may be arranged around the coffee table. Versatility of use makes accent chairs a great addition to any interior: in any case you can switch the position of it! In this guide we will try to give you an advice on how accent chairs can find its place in your home interior, and how not to make mistake in choosing the right item for you.

Plan your space

As was said before, chairs are very handy, what takes about arranging your living space, but still, it is highly important to understand, if it will fit your room. For example, you already have a sofa and a loveseat in your living room. In the center is a coffee table - very standard situation, isn’t? When choosing a chair for your living room, measure up the space, before placing the order, you should already know where the chair (or chairs) will be located.

Pro tip: If you are furnishing your living area from start, better contact a competent interior designer. A specialist will help you in arrangement of free space and consult you on specific designs and styles of furniture that suit perfectly for your interior.

Accent chair types:

There are some debates on how accent chairs should be classified, at NFOUTLET, we divided accent chairs in two big categories: Arm Accent Chairs and Oversized Accent Chairs. While the second category itself mostly contains products that are bigger than chair (Lounge chaise and chair and a half)but less in size than loveseat, first one can be divided in much bigger list of sub-types.

Occasional Chairs

The name - “Occasional Chairs”, may be understood as a chair that has special design and serve in case of special occasion. Nowadays, occasional chairs are lights, easily movable, sometimes even stackable chairs that allow to create additional seating space on purpose. Occasional chairs still have good design, that makes them a good decoration for the home interior.

The Wingback

Wingback chairs are often take part of living room sets, complementing sofas and loveseats, giving a living room interior a complete and stylish look. Distinctive feature of such accent chair are a pair of “wings” that connect arms of the chair and the back.

Slipper Chairs

Slipper chair is a cheaper alternative to other accent chair types, characterized by low seating profile, light weight and absence of arms.

Club Chairs

Club chair is the most comfortable one, as it offers deep seating and comfortable back support. Such chairs are usually upholstered with expensive leather, feature special accent designs. Club chairs take special place in luxury furniture catalogues.

Swivel Chair

As it comes from the name, swivel chair has special mechanism that allows rotation of the chair around its axis.

Lounge chaise

Lounge chase sometimes is considered a separate type of furniture apart from accent chairs due to its specific shape and destination. While all chairs listed above give you space to seat, chaise offers you perfect lying place where you case rest or even to do a day nap.

Chair and a half

Chair in a half or 1,5-chair is a furniture item that is bigger than ordinary chair, but less than loveseat. Highly comfortable and mostly with good design that attract attention and create special look of your home interior.

Accent chair styles

There is a variety of different styles and designs available on the market right now. We would like to highlight the most popular accent furniture styles.

Traditional accent chairs

Traditional accent chairs always look expensive and exquisite. Most often such accent chairs are expensive, that can be explained by use of high quality natural materials: leather, hardwoods, exclusive fabrics. Additional price adds the presence of hand carved wood accents. The upholstery of such chairs can be made of velvet or satin, as well as other quality fabrics. An elegant addition to these chairs will be small pillows with hand embroidery.

Contemporary accent chairs

Such chairs can have both symmetrical and asymmetrical shape or as well as the combination of materials (usually wood and metal). Special attention in contemporary chair design is given to frame construction and selection of materials. Contemporary chairs vary in price from the very cheap models to the expensive ones, that gives the freedom of choice for every budget.

Mid-century modern accent chairs

Mid-century modern accent chairs are in special demand right now. They are very versatile and can be an excellent solution, for example, for an interior in the style of minimalism. Modern furniture is ideal for all modern interiors, because in them it can become the very highlight that was lacking. It is worth paying attention to leather and wicker chairs in this style, as well as unusual options for offices. Special feature of this style - thin wooden legs.

Accent Chairs Upholstery types

Leather
Leather upholstery is something very common, that can be seen often used in sofas, loveseats, even in the accents of bed headboards. So same applies to the accent chairs. Main benefits of leather upholstery are durability and expensive, luxury look. High grade leather types as top grain or full leather are very pleasant to touch.

Faux Leather
Cheap version of leather, made of synthetic compounds as PU or PVC. Best option in faux leather upholsteries became eco-leather, sub-type of PU Faux leather, that have its own natural pores, that allows the material to “breathe”. Such faux leather type in most cases exceeds genuine leather by the quality characteristics, it is more durable and requires less care.

Fabrics
This is a separate upholstery category that may include tens of different types from Chenille to Wool. Each fabric type has its own pros and cons. One thing you should know when selecting fabric upholstered accent chair - check up on the fabric quality, and the care conditions.

Summary

It is not important, what type or style of accent chair you would choose, it depends mostly on your personal preferences. What is important - it is to select that furniture piece that will perfectly fit your living room interior and give it complete appearance, at the same time being of use and satisfy your needs. Follow our guide and order your own accent chair right now!

Glossary

Sofa - upholstered piece of furniture designed to provide seating space to two or more people
Loveseat - two seater sofa
Upholstery - soft material that covers the cushions of the seating furniture and attached to it
Embroidery - decorating of fabrics with needle and applying thread or yarn.