The sofa is the king of the living room. Of this, there is no doubt. However, no room is complete without its ideal complement: the armchair. They provide the rest, comfort, and practicality you need with an investment in budget and less space. Here is a brief guide from MAISON Furniture, Now let’s focus on what type of living room chair to buy.

When to incorporate an armchair in the living room?

Furnishing a living room is not so easy, right? Whether it’s square, rectangular, has enough space, or just the opposite, there’s always a risk of overfilling or underfilling those spaces.

There are multiple options for armchairs: wingbacks, vintage style, upholstered, or the so-called designer armchairs. Why not opt for a nice armchair?

Let’s see what elements have to be considered before finally deciding on an armchair for the living room or not.

Elements to assess before buying an armchair for your living room

The starting point to buy an armchair, whether for the living room or for any other room, as well as to buy a sofa, is comfort. And this is a completely subjective criterion. It depends on each person, even each member of the family, but it is key.

Aesthetics is another factor to consider. Obviously, we all want each piece of furniture to participate in a general style, to bring some warmth to the space and, why not, also some personality.

Along with these two main scales, to choose the best armchair for your living room you must evaluate these other factors.

Available space (and where it will go)

Living room armchairs are the perfect complement for rooms that are smaller in size or have shapes (corner seats). If you have a lot of space, they help to close off the area or create your own, for example, with a side table.

Moreover, where the armchairs are going to be placed in the living room will also determine whether it is more appropriate to buy two units or if a single individual armchair will suffice.

How to measure the space to know if the armchairs fit? Most living room armchairs use standardized measurements, so you can use various online simulators to present your living room and the elements that are going to make it up (or that already make it up). However, you can use these references:

• When the armchair is placed ‘adhered’ to a wall, measure it and subtract 90 centimeters to save other elements and not compromise circulation in the space.
• The individual armchair is usually placed on the right side of the larger piece of furniture or in front of it.

The backrest, or its height, is another factor to consider: Try to make sure it’s wide, stable, and high enough to make it comfortable for you to relax. Think that, if you are going to use it as a base for naps, if you do not support your cervicals correctly, you will come out of it with neck pain.

The upholstery of the chairs

The size is as important as the upholstery. Choosing the best upholstery marks the style of the furniture and the living room. However, you also have to attend to the use and, above all, to the inhabitants of the house.

For example, armchair upholstered with cotton or a cotton-polyester blend is very resistant to use and easy to wash, but if there are pets in the house you will have to eliminate them from the list: they trap a lot of dirt (hair, food in the case of children), and are easily caught by nails (especially with cats). It will have a very bad age.

In the case of living room armchairs upholstered with natural leather, the biggest obstacle is usually the price, although they are the most durable and resistant, especially if there are no children or pets at home.

Harper Harrison

Harper Harrison is a reporter for The Hear UP. Harper got an internship at the NPR and worked as a reporter and producer. harper has also worked as a reporter for the Medium. Harper covers health and science for The Hear UP.