Wood Frame Living Room Chairs

Wood Frame Living Room Chairs

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Our favourite wooden armchairs to buy now

House & Garden contributing editor Gabby Deeming takes her pick of useful wooden armchairs with a dash of mid-century style, perfect for small spaces.

A classic mid-century style wooden armchair can be just the thing to fill a seating gap, adding style to a space and eliminating the claustrophobia that too many soft seats can create. They work beautifully in all sorts of spaces, fitting in perfectly in a modern interior, but also adding a jolt of contemporary style to more traditional rooms. Wooden armchairs will work well in kitchens, blending in nicely with the rest of the wooden surfaces in such a space, but they're also great options in bedrooms and nurseries, where their firmer backs make them ideal for sitting up with a baby.

In a living room where you also have soft sofas and upholstered armchairs, some people might well prefer a more straight-backed and upright chair. As interior designer Rita Konig explains, "you will find that different people want to sit at different heights, so it is jolly handy to have some more upright chairs that can be pulled up when one's more senior friends and relatives visit." Wooden armchairs are also a handy way to break up what Rita refers to as the 'pudding-ness' of upholstered furniture, or the sense that everything in a room is rounded or squashy.

And wooden armchairs have a serious design pedigree. Although they are perhaps most often associated with mid-century design, with styles by Hans J. Wegner, Josef Frank and Jindrich Halabala still coveted today, we also love the solid straight lines of Arts & Crafts chairs and the the avant-garde modernist forms of the 1920s and 30s. For some beautiful antique options, try 1stdibs, or scroll down for our pick of options, which range from affordable high street options to stylish chairs by our favourite designers.

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  Upholstered Boucle Armchair, £299.99 from Zara Home.

  This cosy little armchair looks much more high end than the price would suggest and would be lovely in a bedroom or even pulled up at a desk.

• Nadia Caned Armchair, walnut, £798 at Anthropologie.

  A very elegant chair by Anthropologie with its rich walnut veneer and brass accents, and those caned arms will never go out of style.

• Low Lounge Chair, rattan and meranti wood, black, £199.99 from H&M Home.

  Black wood and rattan is a timeless (though admittedly on-trend) combination, and H&M Home makes it look particularly appealing with this low-slung accent chair.

• Bernard Chair, matt oak and raw canvas by Shane Schneck for HAY, £899 from TwentyTwentyOne.

  The sling-style upholstery of this contemporary armchair is inspired by mid-century safari chairs (like the iconic version by Kaare Klint). It's a sleek take on a design classic.

• Sagrada Chair, leather, £995 from Soho Home.

  The simple sling-like nature of this chair make it feel incredibly stylish. Made from solid oak and vegetable tanned leather, it will patina beautifully with age.

• Jean Mid-Century Armchair, ash and putty grey, £525 from Perch & Parrow.

  The sculptural curved lines of this armchair make it stand out from the mid-century crowd; with its dark upholstery this would look fantastic in a home office.

• Dillon Armchair, oak and boucle, £1,795 from Soho Home.

  Soho Home invariably make a lovely armchair. With a chunky oak frame and very of-the-moment boucle upholstery, this new design by Soho Home has a touch of Hollywood sophistication - and what a statement piece it would be in an airy white interior.

• Cane Accent Armchair, light leg and relaxed linen dusky pink, £799 from John Lewis & Partners.

  This cane chair is available in an enormous range of fabrics meaning you can edit and design your own version of this lovely seat.

• France Chair, cognac, by House of Finn Juhl, starting at £2,664 from Skandium.

  Originally designed by Finn Juhl in 1956, this light, graceful chair also contrives to be incredibly comfortable, and we love the warm cognac colour of its leather upholstery.

• Chagal Chair, distressed walnut, £1,660 from Julian Chichester.

  This design has a particularly light frame, so can be relied on to provide an airy counterpoint to any heavier furniture in your living room. Made to order by Julian Chichester, you can have it covered in a fabric of your choice.

• Fly Chair SC10, oak with hot madison 94, by Space Copenhagen for &Tradition, £1,685 from Haus.

  With its unusual rounded frame, this chair has a soft, organic feel to it that is balanced by its light slats and clean, Nordic-inspired lines.

• Retrostar Chair, velvet line, navy blue, £338 from Bombinate.

  Described by Bombinate as "Bauhaus meets Mid Century," this angular armchair's clean lines make it a true classic.

• CH25 Armchair, oak and paper cord, by Carl Hansen & Søn, £2,761 at Heal's.

  Revolutionary when it was designed in 1950 by Hans J. Wegner, this refined chair has lost none of its appeal 70 years on. The intricate paper-cord seat and back is made by hand, and takes one craftsman around ten hours to construct.

• Karla Armchair, starting at £699 from Swoon Editions.

  For affordable, stylish furniture with a huge range of fabric options, you can't go far wrong with Swoon. They make several wood-framed armchairs, but this 'Karla' is the most widely available.

• Pavilion Chic Hereford Mid Century Leather Armchair, brown, £470 from Pavillion Broadway.

  Masculine lines, a chunkier frame and supple leather padded give this chair a strong presence. This would be a great counterpoint to bouclé pieces or light linen upholstery.

• Roundy Armchair, beige, £845 from Amara.

  This stylish chair makes the most of its delicate curved frame, and would be very sweet in a bedroom or nursery.

• Modica Accent Armchair, rattan and matte black, £199 from Made.

  Made.com is such a reliable stand-by for mid-century-style furniture, and this neat little armchair would fit in anywhere (and it comes in more colours too).

Wood Frame Living Room Chairs

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