Chairs in the living room: varieties and selection criteria

The living room is the key room in any home. The attention of any person entering the living room is focused not only on the background design, but also on the arrangement of the room. The material in this article will acquaint readers with the types of chairs for arranging a living room, tell you what materials they are made of and tell you what to look for when choosing your option.

Until a few decades ago, the range of furniture stores did not have such a variety of models that we see today. The modern classification of living room chairs can cover different criteria for grouping models into specific categories. For example, armchairs produced by large manufacturers are interior and work chairs. Modifications of the second type can be elements of the arrangement of individual functional areas of guest rooms.

However, specifically for the guest area, products of the first type are more often purchased. Interior chairs can be conventionally called wide chairs with soft upholstery.

Depending on the type, they can have auxiliary elements (footrests, soft rollers). This furniture is designed for leisure and relaxation. It is often provided with a filler that can conform to the shape of the user's body.

The design of the models can be different. The main task of interior-type products is to create conditions for the greatest comfort for relaxation.... In them you can relax, take a nap, sit with your favorite book, do handicrafts, watch programs on TV.

This category includes traditional models with straight or curved legs. Auxiliary structural elements are functional parts that increase user comfort. For example, these are roller armrests, poufs, lateral support. These are upholstered furniture, which are usually sold in stores, and are large armchairs with a high back. This also includes American chairs with their craving for massiveness and pomp.

Outwardly, these models most often do not differ from ordinary ones. Their difference is the possibility of transformation. The category includes modifications-beds, armchairs and options, complemented by a special tablem, which, if necessary, can be used as the headboard of an improvised bed. Products of this type are easy to use, when folded they take up little space.

These models are considered products for respectable buyers. They are able to unfold to full horizontal and provide for the extension of a special footrest. Their transformation can be mechanical or electrical. In the first case, to unfold, you need to lean back with your body.

In electric models, it is enough to press a button and the chair will take the desired position by itself. This type of transformation is faster, control can be push-button, remote, touch. Certain types of recliners can be equipped with a minibar with a cooling option, a massager, and a sound system.

Rocking chairs are not universal furnishings for living rooms. They are bought for the interior of a special style, wanting to emphasize the connection between furniture and a stylistic idea. Models of this type are spring-loaded, they can be equipped with a pendulum mechanism, they are with runners and are made in the modification "Viennese armchair". In some versions, the chair swings completely, in others only the seat.

The hanging chair can be of different types, this product is characterized by rather specific external characteristics. As a rule, in the interior of the living room, they accentuate only a small seating area. At the same time, modifications may differ in design (hammock models, cocoons, balls, eggs), as well as in the type of suspension (there are ceiling, ceiling with auxiliary fastening, beams). The best type is considered to be the rack, which is characterized by mobility.

These models may seem to someone as business furniture, however, if desired and the right approach to interior design they are able to take their rightful place in the living room, becoming its key accents. Often these modifications provide for adjustment of the seat height and backrest angle. Models can have armrests, sometimes without them. The latter are more aesthetic; in practice, the former are more convenient.

In the line of armchairs for arranging living rooms, you can sometimes find unusual options for furniture. For example, these can be models with high armrests, massage options and even modifications for smokers equipped with built-in ashtrays. Other products consist of a couple of items, for example, it can be a model in the form of a semicircle with a detail under the back and a semicircular mattress of a removable type.

By the type of the basis of the chair in the living room or hall, they can be frame and frameless. Products of the first group differ in appearance: they are soft upholstery on a rigid frame. Regardless of the desire of the buyer, the base does not change its shape: the base of the frame is a solid base, backrest and armrests. The chair gets its softness due to the thick filler layer.

Frameless analogs are initially devoid of any rigid framework. Initially, they were made using polystyrene foam balls. When rolling, this filler allows you to take a comfortable position, it is lightweight, and does not restrict the user in choosing a position that is comfortable for him. In fact, it is a beanbag chair with foam ball stuffing.

Inflatable chairs also belong to frameless options. They are made from tensile-resistant polyvinyl chloride. Such furniture, as a rule, has a reinforced bottom, it has a rich color palette and can provide for transformation. Depending on the model, it can be coated with flock dusting, perfectly imitates frame furniture with armrests and a headrest.

As for the design, today manufacturers produce models with:

• low or high back;
• soft, hard armrests or without them;
• pillows under the back or a pouf under the feet;
• straight or curved legs, without them;
• different type of filler, and therefore different softness;
• orthopedic base and backrest or without this effect;
• rotating, rotating mechanism, on wheels;
• different functionalities.

Different raw materials are used in the production of armchairs for arranging a living room. For example, if these are models of a suspended type, then their frame is created from rattan or willow. In addition, manufacturers often use MDF, chipboard and plastic.

However, this raw material cannot be called high-quality and environmentally friendly: during operation, it is capable of releasing toxins into the air. The best material for making a frame is wood... In addition, metal and furniture natural plywood.

For example, it can be a combination of wood and metal, wood and rattan, glass. Natural and artificial leather are used as upholstery material, as well as textiles with special impregnation, anti-claw function, fabrics that repel moisture and dirt.

Leather chairs are considered the most expensive they are distinguished by their respectable appearance, go well with other furniture and are not afraid of moisture. Textile, unlike leather, needs more frequent cleansing and loses its aesthetic appeal faster. In view of this, such upholstery is often packed on top in a cover.

Depending on the shape, material of manufacture, type of construction, thickness of the filler, the sizes of chairs for arranging a living room are very diverse. Chairs can be small, standard and massive. Besides, in the lines of individual manufacturers, there are also small-sized or mini-versions.

On sale you can find options with a height of 77 cm, a total depth of 90-93 cm, a seat depth of 58-60 cm, a height of armrests up to 65 cm.The width of the model can be from 80 cm to 1 m.Other options are smaller: for certain types of chairs - rocking chairs width does not exceed 70 cm, height - 94 cm, total depth - 90 cm, seat height - 45-50 cm.

The height of the product with the backrest can vary from 90 to 110 cm, the average length of the unfolded recliner is about 170 cm.The height of its armrests is about 60-62 cm, the height of the seat is 45-46 cm.The distance between the legs varies from 70 up to 72 cm.

The height of small chairs usually does not exceed 85 cm. There are models available for sale, the total height of which is only 70 cm with a width of 66 cm, a seat depth of 68 cm and a seat height of 40 cm. Models without armrests are usually narrower. Analogs are often almost square in shape. Often the height of a chair with a backrest is practically equal to its total depth, then the dimensions can be 100x100, 110x100, 110x95, 95x90, 95x85 cm.

Design solutions for living room armchairs can be very diverse.As a rule, models are an expression of a specific style of interior design. If this classic design directions (classic, neoclassic, classicism), then such products are given out by the craving for palace solemnity. They are very elegant, often lavishly decorated with gilding, carved legs, textile upholstery, sometimes with a print in the form of monograms.

The English style looks a little different. His chairs are devoid of an uncomplicated pattern, here one feels massive, the form is always thought out, the upholstery should be expensive, which is why these chairs can be sheathed with natural leather.

Simplicity and expressiveness are in vogue today. In fact, the emphasis in the products is on form and laconicism. However, in doing so, no one cancels the functionality, which is the guiding principle of design.

It is she who sets the form, appearance, offers different solutions. For example, for style minimalism this is completely getting rid of any decor. It is important here to focus on functionality, convenience and practicality. For modern the shape and curvature of the lines are important. For the lounge you need maximum comfort, a beanbag chair will successfully fit into such an interior. For brutalism and hi-tech you need stylish and fashionable designer models.

To choose the right chairs for the living room, you can take note of a few tips from interior art stylists:

• if there is not enough space in the living room of an apartment or house, you need to take compact products;
• options with voluminous backs and armrests are taken into the spacious hall;
• the product must be functional, the stationary model may have an internal box for storing linen or other things;
• folding chairs are selected taking into account the space for transformation, if there is not enough space, there is no point in buying them;
• the armchair should be matched to the main guest set; it can be either part of a soft corner or an independent piece of furniture;
• the materials for the manufacture of the chair and the sofa should be the same, it is desirable that the forms and stylistic trends coincide;
• they buy an expensive chair for an expensive sofa and a luxurious interior, if there is not enough space in the room, you do not need to take two chairs, one is enough;
• the product must be practical, the legs must be stable, the material of manufacture must be durable and reliable.

We offer 10 examples of a successful choice of armchairs that enhance the status of the living room interior.

An example of arranging a guest room with armchairs with leather upholstery.

Models with cushions, modular units and painted wooden frame.

Respectable furniture with leather upholstery and transformation system.

Classic model with legs, made to match the headset.

Compact armchair with armrests and thick seat cushion.

A set of two round armchairs with metal support legs.

Chairs with high backs and low armrests, complemented by poufs.

Models with textile upholstery, gilding and carved decorative elements.

A variant of an armchair for arranging a living room in a modern style.

Wicker chairs with comfortable armrests and reclining backs.

For information on how to choose an armchair for the interior, see the next video.