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Leather gets all the attention in Chesterfield, largely because it arrived first and has been photographed in every drawing room and gentlemen’s club since. Fabric is the quieter option and often the more interesting one, since a woven cloth brings color, warmth and texture to the buttoning in ways a hide simply cannot reach.
There is a practical case for cloth as well as an aesthetic one. A chair covered in wool or velvet feels warmer to sit down on in January, absorbs sound instead of bouncing it around a hard room and costs noticeably less than the equivalent hide in most designs.
Here is the part that surprises people, because fabric is where the real range lives.
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A single chair is a small enough canvas to be adventurous with, which is exactly why so many people choose a cloth here that they would never risk across a full sofa. The buttoning gives that cloth somewhere to gather light and shadow, so the pattern reads as depth rather than as flat upholstery.
The cloth matters more than the color, since two chairs in the same shade look entirely different depending on how the fabric was woven and finished.
VELVET
The most dramatic option we offer, with a pile that shifts tone as you move around it and catches light across every button. Velvet suits deep jewel shades particularly well and reads as luxurious rather than merely colorful.
WOOL
Warmer, more textural and thoroughly practical, wool suits country houses and transitional interiors where leather can feel a little formal. It is the most forgiving cloth for a chair in daily family use.
HERRINGBONE
A woven diagonal that adds a quiet pattern without shouting, which works beautifully when the room already has plenty going on elsewhere.
TWEED
The most British option of all, bringing heathered countryside color indoors and suiting stone fireplaces, beamed ceilings and wing chairs particularly well.
MOHAIR
Genuinely indulgent, with a soft sheen and a depth of color that sits somewhere between velvet and wool in character.
VEGAN ALTERNATIVES
Our Hide range is a polyester alternative rather than genuine leather, offering a similar appearance with an entirely different hand feel.
Shade changes the mood of a room far more than the design of the chair does, so it is worth thinking about the light before the cloth.
Velvets in Chocolate, Latte, Nutmeg, Hazelnut, Mocha and Mink carry warmth into a brown chesterfield scheme beautifully. Deep jewel velvets in emerald, navy and mustard turn a single chair into the focal point of an otherwise plain room.
Wools and herringbones in Biscuit, Truffle and Russet bring softer, more relaxed texture to a neutral space.
Tweeds in Dark Brown and Tan Brown suit period rooms and they pair naturally with tan leather elsewhere.
Mohair in Gingerbread and Truffle gives you real indulgence where the chair is genuinely the centerpiece.
Vegan Hide in Earth, Saddle and Seal offers the traditional look without any animal product at all.
Fabric works hardest when the room around it stays relatively quiet, which is exactly why it suits simpler interiors.
Walls that work
Soft white and warm neutrals, letting a bolder cloth become the obvious focal point of the corner. Deep forest green or ink blue behind a lighter wool, which grounds the chair rather than competing. Warm plaster and clay tones, flattering both the buttoning and the leg finish.
Chairs to consider
The Conrad Chesterfield Armchair shows a velvet at its simplest, with nothing distracting from the pile. The Woodstock Chesterfield Wing Chair gives a tweed or wool considerably more surface to be seen across. A patchwork chair combines several cloths at once, so no two pieces are ever the same.
Every chair is handmade in Britain using time honored techniques, so each seam reflects the care that goes into a piece meant to last generations and every hardwood frame carries our lifetime guarantee.
Cloth asks slightly more than leather does, though none of it amounts to much across a decade of use.
Every piece is made to order in Manchester and arrives at your US home within eight to ten weeks, delivered white glove.
None at all, since we absorb every import cost on US orders, so the price you see is what you pay.
Wools and tweeds hide everyday marks well, though leather remains the easier option in a genuinely busy household.
Wool and velvet hold their color essentially as it arrives, provided the chair is kept out of direct afternoon sunlight.
Screens exaggerate color and texture considerably, which is precisely why we send physical samples free of charge.
Nearly every design can be upholstered in cloth and custom combinations are possible when a piece is made to order.
