Claire's Picks
High Back Armchairs Worth Building a Room Around
Some chairs are furniture. A high back armchair is something else entirely. It anchors a room, gives it a focal point, and tells you immediately whether someone has thought carefully about the space or just filled it. We've always believed that a great armchair is one of the smartest investments you can make in a living room, because it earns its place aesthetically and physically every single day. The high back specifically does something a low slung chair cannot. It creates presence. It offers proper support for reading or an evening in front of something good, and it frames whoever is sitting in it rather than swallowing them. What we've looked for here are chairs with real character, interesting silhouettes, and upholstery that photographs well but also feels good to actually sit in for hours. Scale, proportion, and whether the piece works as a standalone statement or slots into a considered scheme. These are the chairs worth planning a room around, not the ones you settle for.
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