An armchair is a four-legged chair with more or less pronounced armrests on both sides of the seat.
Armchairs offer good seating comfort. The back and armrests ensure an upright, straight posture, the seat height is suitable for most people and allows for a comfortable position. The armrests also allow people with limited mobility to use the chairs easily, as they can hold onto the armrests when standing up. The seats of dining chairs with armrests are usually upholstered or have soft cushions; the seat itself is usually designed as a molded seat shell.
What are the advantages of a chair with armrests?
In most cases, an armchair has a seat shell, which is more comfortable to sit on than a flat surface. The armrests allow you to rest your forearms and hands, which provides additional seating positions that you wouldn't have without armrests.
Due to the shell-shaped design of the seat and the armrests, the chair is slightly wider, giving you a little more 'elbow room' and more space at the table – but this comes with a greater space requirement. Depending on the dimensions of the armchairs, you might lose one seating position per long side of the table.
Another advantage of armchairs is their higher-quality appearance. If you value that certain something extra in the dining area or conference room, you can't get around an armchair. The chairs usually look better than a normal chair, and the upholstery of the chairs, together with the armrests, offers various design possibilities.
In combination with a dining table with a live edge, armchairs create a successful ensemble and, thanks to the many different colors and shapes, perfectly match all styles, whether design, retro, Scandinavian or industrial style – with an armchair, the dining area or conference room can be stylishly furnished.
Please pay attention to the dimensions to ensure that the chair with armrests can be pushed under the tabletop.
What are the differences between armchairs?
In addition to the color, material, surface structure, and seat shell shape, there are significant variations in the frame.
The most common frame type is the four-leg version, but there are also models with cross-over variants and swivel joints.
The crucial factors here are stability and the available space under the table or behind the chair. For example, a swivel chair requires less space behind it, as the chair can simply be turned to stand up.
How do you care for an armchair?
Of course, the material of the upholstery and the frame is crucial for choosing the right cleaning and care.
For leather upholstery, use a gentle leather cleaner and leather cream for stains and dust, and let the products work for a few hours before further processing.
For textile and fabric upholstery, the surface can be vacuumed, and coarser dirt can be removed with a fine cotton cloth, a delicate detergent, and water.
Wooden frames can be treated with wood oil and glaze, or sanded down and re-glazed for deeper scratches.
Metal frames can be wiped with a damp cloth and treated with a special metal polish for scratches.
