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I love a good accent chair.
An accent chair can be a fantastic addition to your living room or bedroom. It has the ability to really enhance the style and personality of your space, it’s like giving your room an instant face lift!
Gone are the days of the traditional 3 piece lounge set of a single, double and triple matching set in the same style and colour. While it may still work for some traditionally styled homes, we think that it’s way too predictable and boring!
Adding an accent chair will show your personality, add visual interest to your space and variety in the seating. There are so many designs, shapes and colours available that it’s one of the most fun furniture pieces you can shop for!
Choose an accent chair with materials and fabrics you would like to introduce to the room. It really doesn’t have to match any other piece of furniture you have already, so this is where you can have some fun with velvet, leather, rattan, boucle, or even introduce a coloured or patterned fabric to a room with a conservative neutral palette.
The materials and design chosen for an accent chair can emphasise a certain look or feel you may wish to create. For example, a low set arm chair with a light tan coloured bamboo frame and soft white cushions gives a relaxed coastal feel perfect for enhancing a beach holiday vibe.
An accent chair can also help tie together various colours and patterns in your living room. Whether it’s a colour used in your cushions, rug or artwork, a recurring shape like a curve or arch, or a material used elsewhere in your home like metal or timber, this will help your accent chair look like it belongs in your home and is harmoniously connected with the style and aesthetic of your interior.
Position the accent chair where it can be used as a focal point in a room, and with a purpose. Maybe it’s right next to a reading lamp and side table where it invites you to snuggle up under a throw blanket and read a book or magazine. Ensure there is ample space around your chair and don’t cramp it in side by side with the other seating in the room; it deserves it’s own place and prominence in the room.
Ok, ready to start shopping for your accent chair?
Here are some of our favourite accent chairs and the interior styles they would suit.
Great style for a mid-century modern or contemporary vibe, this chair comes in 3 luxury colours but we just love the dark moss green.
Autumn Leather Accent Swivel Chair
Gorgeous tan leather wraps around like a comforting hug in this tub chair. This design is very versatile and would suit many interior styles, especially mid century modern or vintage boho.
This sophisticated accent chair would look amazing in a contemporary style interior. The clean lines and crisp black and white palette ooze style and class.
The beautiful rustic oak timber frame and comfortable white cushions make this accent chair perfect for a modern farmhouse style home.
Gorgeous beige rattan in different weaving patterns, this accent chair would fit right into a vintage boho or coastal style interior.
This beautifully elegant timber chair has soft grey fabric and lining and would perfectly suit a hamptons or traditional home.
Gorgeous blush pink fabric and oak timber legs, this comfortable accent chair would sit nicely in a scandi style interior.
Ok, so this one is definitely a talking point. I love the moss green backing, brass stud detail and of course the tropical fabric. If your style is a bit vintage and quirky this could be for you.
I hope this inspires you to search for the perfect accent chair for your home to add personality and style and make it your own.