Style &
Buying guides, styling ideas and care tips to help you choose pieces you'll love, and make them last.
A classic console with two drawers on antique-brass ring handles, a full lower shelf and turned legs, 101.6cm wide by 29cm deep, in black wood-grain, green or blue. Why buyers keep saying easy, the adjustable feet nobody expected, and which colour for which hall.
A console whose base is a circular disc of radial fluting with an open centre, under a clean rectangular top on a matching plinth, 100cm wide by 30cm deep by 78cm high, in warm white or black. Why it is a sculpture first, where it belongs, and how the two finishes read.
A mid-century armchair on a solid wood frame with curved wooden arms, 18cm high-density cushions and a lumbar pillow in the box, rated to 150kg, in four finishes. Who it suits, what twelve buyers said about assembly, and how the four versions differ.
A cream boucle armchair with a tall supportive back, outward-curving arms and slim black contrast piping, on a black metal 360 degree swivel base. Where it works beyond the living room, who it suits, and what boucle needs.
A pair of counter stools in softly distressed PU leather on a sculptural matte-black metal frame with an integrated footrest, 89cm high by 44.5cm wide by 52cm deep with a 66cm seat, rated to 250 pounds. Where 66cm sits, and the two finishes the titles do not describe well.
A mid-century two-seater in corduroy on wooden legs, with a solid wood frame the maker states is FSC certified, curved-underside armrests and a stated maximum weight of 772 pounds. What FSC means, why the arms are shaped, and grey against green.
A stitched faux leather dining chair on metal legs, 47cm wide by 44cm deep by 85cm tall, rated to 150kg, in grey or cream. What the grey actually looks like in a room, what five buyers said, and the one small wobble one of them mentions.
The one executive chair in our range. Suede fabric with a tufted finish, a backrest that reclines from 90 to 135 degrees, a removable headrest and arms, a 51cm to 58cm seat height and a 150kg load rating. What each of those means for a long day.
A compact mid-century dining chair with a curved backrest on S-shaped bentwood supports and splayed walnut-finish legs, 74cm high by 46cm wide by 51cm deep with a 46cm seat, in olive or blue. The only dining chair in our range sold one at a time, and why that matters.
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