By using this site you agree to the use of cookies. Make your living room a calming retreat. When I redesigned my living room recently, that was my motivation. I’m excited to share with you what I did, I hope you’ll be inspired to create your very own calming retreat! History Lesson: Chairs of the 20th Century The chair is an excellent frame with which to look at what was happening at any given time in architecture, art, and fashion. In the early 1900's the west exiting out of modernism and post-impressionism. Art was exploring concepts of representation in incredible new ways in response to the invention of the photograph. At the same time architecture and fashion were reacting to the impact that the industrial revolution had on the manufacturing of goods. Very quickly we moved from a time of slow deliberate creation of goods to a fast and inexpensive production on a massive scale! Musings From the Photo Studio: the Chemistry of Style Whether you're casually festooned on the couch untamed in your sweats, or elegantly entertaining guests for an evening soiree, your home is both your stage and your sanctuary.
When living alone you have the uncontested freedom to design your space as you see fit. From the welcome mat at the front door, to the orderliness of the deepest closet, it is your space and you are free to be recklessly you with it. Solid Wood Furniture & Home Décor Accessories Welcome to wicker emporium! We hope that you'll enjoy our large selection of stunning solid wood furniture and unique home décor accessories. With stores in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and all across the Atlantic Provinces, we're here to help you make it feel at home. Wicker Emporium offers fine wooden furniture and home decor from our stores in greater Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Atlantic Canada.Yeah - Our deals are pretty awesome. I agree to receive news, updates & other promotional information from Bouclair, and understand that I can withdraw at any time. Handsome and commanding, the wingback chair is no delicate creature. Designers Michelle Nussbaumer and Philip Nimmo cozy up to new versions of this classic form, ideal for today.
MN: This has a clubby elegance. While it's a fairly classic wing chair, it's been given some modern twists, like the squared-off wings. It has a good scale, and it's sculptural. I would use it for younger clients. PN: The shiny silver nailheads and the intense blue of the velvet give this a glam quality. It's got some nice geometry to it and a beautiful profile. 32" w. x 37" d. x 45" h.; PN: A lovely design that feels sort of 1960s French. I like how they relieved the harshness of the metal with leather over the arms. And while it's not intended for outdoors, it would be terrific on a porch. MN: If Hermès met Brown Jordan, this would be their baby. The open silhouette is striking, and the leather is good and thick. It could even make a great desk chair.24" w. x 25.5" d. x 46" h.; MN: It seems modern, yet it has a slipcover. Slipcovers are great for people with children or dogs, and there's something about a wing chair that personifies a person with dogs. Everyone will like this chair.
PN: It's a comfortable and effortless chair that would be great in a country home or beach house. It's not threatening, and it is well made and can go almost anywhere.31.5" w. x 34" d. x 37" h.; Geometric cut outs in the arms create an interesting silhouette. The metal base gives it a contemporary look—especially paired with that red. PN: I love this little guy. It's small for a wingback, but I'm six foot one and find it surprisingly comfortable. It could get lost in a large room, but it would make a great dressing-table chair or bathroom chair. The leather will age beautifully. MN: With its cutout arms, inset cushion, and turned-out legs, it reminds me of a 1940s Maxime Old design. It's perfectly sized for a New York apartment and would work well in a pair.23" w. x 29" d. x 35" h.; MN: This one has so much pow, you know? It's curvaceous and commanding. Definitely a stand-alone—if you had a pair, it would lose its impact. PN: This is probably my favorite.
It's almost a piece of sculpture. And I like the scale and the buttoning. It's also truly transitional—you could easily incorporate it into a room filled with period pieces or more contemporary ones. MN: And I love the red!29" w. x 30" d. x 44" h.; PN: This is a well-executed midcentury Scandinavian-style wing chair. It's handsome from every angle, and the framework and detail work are beautiful. MN: Yes, it's very pretty, and I love the framework of the back. Plus, the price is reasonable. If you cover this in a Josef Frank fabric or a gorgeous mohair, it's going to look like something really special. This would add a wow moment to a room.32.5" w. x 35.5" d. x 41" h.; The unexpected addition of casual, familiar Windsor-style legs makes this chair easy to introduce in a country house or other informal, traditional space. PN: What a nice design for an introductory piece. With its clean lines and low profile, it's like the wingback brother of a slipper chair.
It's well scaled and versatile. You could easily throw a slipcover on it, too. MN: It doesn't have the dramatic impact of some of the others, but for the price, you can't go wrong. The fabric is velour polyester, yet it's surprisingly soft. 30" w. x 34" d. x 35" h.; PN: A great-looking chair. I see it in a minimal, white space. It's a splurge, but the craftsmanship is sublime. And the fact that it swivels—that's sweet. MN: Its back is as pretty as its front, and I like the combination of gray oak and leather. My younger clients look for pieces that are going to be important someday, and I think this could be one.42" w. x 33" d. x 41.5" h.; MN: Leather treated to look old can be corny, but they pulled it off. I think it's fun in this taxicab yellow. It's very traditional, so I would take it even further, in an English mod direction, with a steel dining table, crazy wall paper, and modern fixtures.I'd put one at the end of a chrome-and-glass dining table, or with a geometric carpet.