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1.5 Seater (Snuggle Chair)

Create a cozy retreat with a handcrafted snuggle chair. Featuring classic Chesterfield details, premium upholstery, and generous seating, each piece brings comfort, character, and lasting quality to your home.

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01The Chair

1.5 Seater Snuggle Chairs

There is a particular way people sit when they are properly comfortable, which involves folding both legs underneath themselves and abandoning any pretense of good posture. A standard armchair makes that awkward and a full sofa makes it faintly ridiculous, since there is always an empty seat beside you asking to be filled by somebody else.

The snuggle chair exists precisely for that gap between the two and it fills it beautifully. At roughly a seat and a half wide it gives you room to curl up sideways with a book and a blanket, while still reading as a chair rather than a small sofa that has wandered into the wrong corner.

Here is the part that surprises people, because a seat and a half turns out to be one of those widths that works surprisingly hard. 

  • Generously sized for one person or comfortably snug for two, depending entirely on the evening
  • Sometimes called a cuddle chair, a loveseat or a sofa and a half, though the proportions are the same
  • More than one hundred leathers, velvets, wools and tweeds, so no two commissions need look alike
  • Every chair handmade in Britain, with white glove delivery and all import duties already taken care of

Not sure where to begin? Order up to six free swatches and they’ll be with you in 5 to 7 business days.

02WHY

Why a Snuggle Chair Earns Its Place

Most people buy one because a two seater sofa felt like too much furniture for the space and a single armchair felt like slightly too little. That middle ground turns out to be where a great deal of actual living happens, particularly in apartments and smaller sitting rooms.

  • It gives you somewhere to properly stretch out without committing the floor space a sofa demands
  • It becomes the most quietly contested seat in the house within about a week of arriving
  • It comes from a workshop rather than a production line, since every button is pulled and tied by hand in Britain
  • It ages in your favor, because a hardwood frame and good leather develop more character with age while lesser materials tend to lose their shape sooner
03COLLECTION

Finding Your Snuggle Chair

Choosing is less about the prettiest photograph and more about how you actually intend to sit, since a chair for reading and a chair for lounging are not quite the same piece.

THE CLASSIC SNUGGLE
Low rolled arms and a deeply buttoned back give you the Chesterfield armchair silhouette at a wider width, which is the version most people picture. It is the natural companion to a matching sofa, since both pieces can be ordered in the same hide.

THE WINGED VERSION
A taller back and enclosed sides bring the wingback chair shape into snuggle proportions, which creates real enclosure and makes the seat feel like a room within a room.

BUTTON SEAT OR CUHION SEAT
A buttoned seat keeps the tufting running unbroken for the strictest traditional look, while a cushion seat gives you the softer, more forgiving seat that suits long evenings.

ONE OF A KIND PANELS
Several patchwork armchair designs are built at this width and their panel arrangements are never repeated, so the chair you order is genuinely the only one.

04THE CHOICE

Beyond Leather

A leather snuggle chair is the first thing most people picture and understandably so, since a good hide only becomes more beautiful as its patina develops around the buttoning. The extra width gives whatever you choose more room to be seen, which is worth remembering when a bolder cloth tempts you.

  • VELVET

    Velvet in emerald, navy, blush and deep mustard, carrying an otherwise neutral room single handed.

  • WOOL

    Wool and herringbone in warmer, softer tones for country houses and interiors where leather feels a little formal.

  • TWEED

    Tweed for a countryside feeling that suits period rooms, stone fireplaces and firelight particularly well.

  • PATCHWORK & LEATHER

    Patchwork panels stitched one by one from our finest cloths, so no two chairs ever match exactly. Antique and heritage leathers arriving with the worn character a new hide takes years to earn.

05the room

What to Pair It With

A snuggle chair works hardest when everything around it stays quiet, which is exactly why it suits simpler rooms.

  1. Walls that work

    Soft white and warm neutrals, letting the chair become the obvious focal point of the room. Deep forest green or ink blue behind a tan hide, one of the loveliest pairings there is. Warm plaster and clay tones, flattering both the buttoning and the leg finish.

  2. Textures that flatter

    A good throw and one or two cushions, since this is a chair people genuinely burrow into. A floor lamp angled over one shoulder, which turns the whole corner into a reading spot. A Chesterfield ottoman, which completes the lounging position and doubles as extra seating.

06THE RIGHT CHOICE

Where It Fits

The extra width reads larger in a room than it does on a screen, so measuring properly matters more here than with a single seat.

  • Allow around two feet of clear floor in front so your legs have somewhere comfortable to go
  • Set one at an angle in a corner rather than flat against a wall, which suits the proportions better
  • Use one in place of a second sofa in an apartment where two full pieces would overwhelm the room
  • Measure doorways, stairwells and tight landings first, since this width is where deliveries usually struggle

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.

07Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 1.5 seater Chesterfield snuggle chair?

A 1.5 seater snuggle chair sits between an armchair and a sofa, giving one person plenty of room to stretch out or two people a cozy place to sit together without taking up the space of a full sofa.

Is a Chesterfield snuggle chair big enough for two people?

Yes. The wider seat is designed to comfortably accommodate one person with plenty of room to relax or two people sitting close together.

Can I customize a 1.5 seater Chesterfield snuggle chair?

Yes. Snuggle chairs can be customized with your choice of upholstery and color, allowing you to create a piece that suits your interior.

Can a Chesterfield snuggle chair be used as an accent chair?

Absolutely. Its larger proportions give it more presence than a standard armchair, making it effective as a statement piece while still providing a practical place to sit.

Is it better than a small sofa?

It occupies noticeably less floor space than a two seater sofa while offering a far more comfortable single sitting position.