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Chesterfield Chairs

Every Chesterfield chair is handcrafted to order in Manchester, from classic armchairs to tall wing chairs and roomy snuggle chairs. Choose from leather and fabric options, with deep buttoning on a solid beech frame.

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  • Nationwide Delivery 6 to 8 weeks, to your room
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01The Chair

Handmade Chesterfield Chairs

Every home has one seat people gravitate toward without ever quite deciding to, the one quietly contested on a Sunday afternoon. It usually has the deepest cushion and the best light, positioned to see both the window and the door. More often than not, that seat turns out to be a Chesterfield chair.

Most people picture the Chesterfield sofa first, right up until they sit in a Chesterfield chair and understand why the shape has lasted two hundred years in British homes. Every one of ours is still handmade in Manchester by time served makers, then delivered to your door across mainland Britain.

Here is the part that surprises most people, because a Chesterfield chair is not one shape at all.

  • Armchairs, wing chairs and snuggle chairs across a collection of handmade designs, each with its own character
  • More than a hundred leathers, velvets, wools and tweeds, so no two commissions need look remotely alike
  • Two seat widths on most armchairs and three back heights on most wing chairs, so the same design can suit very different rooms
  • Every chair handmade to order in our Manchester workshop, with free delivery in six to eight weeks

If you are unsure where to begin, order up to six free swatches and they will reach you within a few working days.

02WHY

Why a Chesterfield Chair Always Earns Its Place

Furniture trends reinvent themselves every few years, moving from mid century legs to bouclé curves to whatever arrives next, yet the deep buttoned chair never looks dated.

  • It works with what you already own, from oak flooring and walnut tables through to brass, stone and rugs
  • It gives you a genuine reading seat rather than another spot to perch, which most modern accent chairs fail to do
  • It ages in your favour, since a hardwood frame and a good hide grow more characterful while cheaper foam gives up quickly
  • It comes from a workshop rather than a production line, built by hand for you instead of pulled off a warehouse shelf
03COLLECTION

Finding the Right Chesterfield Chair Style

Choosing is less about picking the prettiest chair and more about deciding what the corner should do, since silhouette changes a room’s mood more than colour does.

CLASSIC AND CONFIDENT
The Conrad, Chatsworth, Sussex and Grasmere are the purest Chesterfield armchair designs, with low rolled arms and a deeply buttoned back. These suit anybody who owns a sofa in the same design and wants the two pieces to match exactly.

TALL AND SCULPTURAL
The Woodstock, Audley, Keston and Colwyn raise the back and add the winged sides built to trap the heat of an open fire. Nobody needs that now, though no other wingback chair throws quite the same shadow across a wall.

COMPACT AND CHARACTERFUL
The Orkney Short is our smallest wing chair and the easiest to place, slipping into a hallway, a landing or a bedroom corner.

GENEROUS AND GRAND
The Goliath, Grande Woodstock and Hammersmith are the statement pieces, built at a scale that suits high ceilings and generous period rooms.

MADE FOR CURLING UP
A snuggle chair sits roughly one and a half seats wide, which is exactly enough room to fold your legs underneath you with a book. Some people know the same piece as a cuddle chair. It quickly becomes the most argued over seat in the house.

04THE CHOICE

Leather & Fabric Chesterfield Chairs

A leather Chesterfield chair is the first thing most people picture, since a good hide only becomes more beautiful as its patina develops. A chair is a small enough canvas to be adventurous with, so many people choose something bolder than they would for a sofa. Every design is also offered as a fabric Chesterfield chair, from soft wools to rich velvets

  • Velvet chesterfield chair in emerald, navy, blush and deep mustard, carrying an otherwise neutral room single handed
  • Wool chesterfield chair in softer, warmer tones for country houses and transitional interiors where leather feels too formal
  • Tweed chesterfield chair for a countryside feel that suits wing chairs beautifully, especially alongside stone and firelight
  • Patchwork panels stitched one by one from our finest cloths, so no two chairs ever match
  • Antique and heritage leather chesterfield chairs arriving with the worn character a new hide takes years to earn
05SIZING

Finding the Right Size of Chesterfield Chair

The personality shifts noticeably with the scale, so it is worth thinking about the room before the design.

  • A compact wing chair works beautifully in a hallway, a bedroom or a home office where a sofa would fail
  • A pair of matching armchairs opposite a sofa creates a conversational square rather than a row facing a television
  • A grand wing chair beside the fireplace balances a corner Chesterfield sofa across an open plan room
  • A chaise lounge and a single armchair pair handsomely in a bedroom or a garden room

Every chair is handmade in Manchester using time honoured techniques, so each button is pulled and tied by hand and every seam reflects the care that goes into a piece meant to last generations, with the frame beneath carrying our ten year guarantee.

06the room

What to Pair It With

A Chesterfield chair asks very little from the rest of the room, which is exactly why designers keep reaching for one.

Walls that work. Soft white and warm neutrals let the chair become the focal point of the corner. Deep forest green or ink blue behind a tan chair is one of the loveliest pairings there is, while warm plaster and clay tones flatter both the buttoning and the leg finish.

Textures that flatter. A solid wood side table and a floor lamp turn any chair into a reading corner, with aged brass and open shelving stacked with books doing the rest. A Chesterfield footstool completes the lounging position and doubles as extra seating.

07Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Chesterfield chair?

A Chesterfield chair is an upholstered chair with deep buttoning, a hardwood frame and, on most designs, rolled arms set level with the back. The name covers armchairs, high backed wing chairs and wider snuggle chairs.

Which type of Chesterfield chair should I choose?

An armchair suits anyone matching a sofa, while a wing chair gives head support for reading or a fireside corner. A snuggle chair is roughly one and a half seats wide and suits anyone who likes to curl up.

What size Chesterfield chair should I choose?

Most designs come in a classic single seat and a wider one and a half seat, which is the snuggle size. Choose the single seat for a reading corner and the wider one if you like to fold your legs up. Most wing chairs come in three back heights instead, so measure the ceiling as well as the floor.

Are Chesterfield chairs suitable for small living rooms?

Very much so. A chair is often the sensible answer where a sofa simply will not fit. The Orkney Short is our smallest wing chair and slips into a hallway, a landing or a bedroom corner without dominating it.

Can I choose the leather, fabric and colour of a Chesterfield chair?

Yes, every chair is made to order in more than a hundred leathers, velvets, wools and tweeds, with your choice of leg finish. A chair is a small enough canvas that many people choose something bolder than they would for a sofa.

Can I match a Chesterfield chair with a Chesterfield sofa?

Yes. Most armchairs share a design name with a sofa, so both can be ordered in the same hide. Ordering together is the surest way to have the leather cut for an exact colour match.

Where can I place a Chesterfield chair in my home?

Beside a fireplace, under a window, in a hallway, a landing, a home office or a bedroom corner. A side table and a floor lamp are all it takes to turn any of those spots into a proper reading corner.

Can I see a Chesterfield chair before I order?

Yes, you can sit in the designs at showrooms in Manchester, Huddersfield, London and the Cotswolds. You can also order up to six free swatches to check colour and texture at home.

Are any Chesterfield chairs available sooner?

Yes, a small range of in stock Chesterfield chairs is ready to deliver without the usual six to eight week build time. Ex display pieces also appear there from time to time.

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