An interior without chairs is nonsense. Despite the fact that they are rarely assigned key roles in the decor, chairs are quite able to bring dramatic changes to the atmosphere of the room, especially if they are unusual chairs. The main thing is that the originality of their design does not come at the expense of practicality and convenience - then this element will fit into any environment without any problems.
Where are chairs needed?
A chair in a room is a familiar thing, so there is always a corner for it. The main area of its habitat in the apartment is the dining room, kitchen, living room. However, chairs are actively integrated into rooms of other purposes, for example, in the bedroom, hallway and even the bathroom, where they sometimes also play an important decorative role.
This chair is more decorative than practical.
How to choose a chair?
Let's ask ourselves a question: where chairs can become a key piece of furniture? Naturally, in the rooms where the meal takes place. When choosing chairs in such rooms, you need to focus on the dimensions and exterior of the table that they will surround, as well as the size of the room and its stylistic decor as a whole. The number of chairs does not necessarily have to match the number of people living in the house. The main emphasis should be on the lightness of the situation. It should not be cluttered with pieces of furniture, but at the same time there should always be a place at the table for unexpected guests.
As for the rules for their placement, even the most unusual chairs around square and rectangular tables should be placed symmetrically.. Do not forget that the primacy in terms of emphasis still belongs to the table around which they are placed. The only exception is the chair at the head of the dining group.
unusual chair created from bicycle wheels and disks
Chairs and rooms
Sometimes a chair becomes a truly indispensable thing in a setting. It can not always be successfully replaced with an armchair or sofa. These furniture elements are too bulky for some interiors, for others they are not suitable compositionally and stylistically. Soft pouffes are generally an impractical thing. They can only be placed in the bedroom, and even then only near the dressing table. But look how some magnificently shaped chairs surrounding a coffee table will transform the interior of the living room! In addition to filling the empty space, they also managed to sound in this case with stylish notes. Chairs are in demand in the library and the bedroom, but here they are assigned only auxiliary functions. In the bedroom, they most often serve as a temporary shelter for clothes and other things, and in the library they serve as reserve places for visitors.
original chair made of colorful plastic balls
Unusual chairs and their exterior
“For Mediterranean interiors, you will need completely unusual chairs with wrought iron frames and hard seats carved from wood”
Chairs can be made in a wide variety of styles and materials. Such a wide range allows designers to easily find options that resonate with the style of the environment being created. Modern specialists work with all categories of such furniture, including unique, own-designed projects.
So, in a classic setting, they introduce chairs that stand out with carved or curved frames and high rigid backs. Such furniture should certainly be made of natural wood, and, ideally, valuable species. The frame can be polished or remain matte.
such a chair can hardly be called comfortable
The armrests of such unusual chairs are often beautifully curved, and the seats are upholstered in expensive fabric, such as, for example:
- Silk.
- Tapestry.
- Brocade.
- Atlas.
- Velours.
- Velvet.
Dark, rich tones of such chairs perfectly emphasize the noble grace of the classics.
For an Empire or shabby chic setting, professionals choose chairs with low backs that have a carved configuration. Their seats are usually round and wide. Another characteristic element of these chairs are thin curved legs. Their exterior attracts attention with inlays and carved patterns. Hard armrests contrast with soft comfortable seats and backs. The presence of such chairs in the interior will turn the living room not into an ordinary room for receiving guests, but into a real royal hall, shining with luxury and impressive design.
Seafood lovers will love this chair.
Greek-style rooms need chiseled furniture, preferably light-colored wood, with pale upholstery in fine silk. For Mediterranean interiors, you will need chairs with completely unusual design with wrought iron frames and hard seats carved from wood.
If designers work in Indonesian or Japanese directions, then light, translucent furniture will appear in the setting. Chairs for such decor will be chosen from rattan or wicker. For convenience, the seats are covered with removable cushions in variegated colors. Rough work chairs, upholstered in bright, small-flowered fabrics, are taken into a country or ranch-type interior.
thanks to its unusual shape, the chair will become a decorative element
In more modern settings with ascetic decoration, professionals use molded plastic chairs; they will delight guests with comfortable high backs and ergonomic seats.
Hi-tech is impressed by unusual chairs with metal frames and leather upholstery. Frames can remain silver or painted black.
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The fact that the color in the interior is not the last place, no one will dispute. The designer's idea can lose all meaning just because the wrong shade of this or that accessory was chosen. With regard to chairs, this rule is no longer valid, since their color range is not limited by any design concepts at all. Why? Yes, because it is the chairs that have to be the very bright spot in the interior, the contrast of which will set the tone for the whole setting and make it unique!
such an unusual pink chair will become a bright accent in the interior
The presence of chairs with pale pink or pale blue upholstery will set those present in a measured mood and arrange for a leisurely conversation. Provided that the whole room is decorated in pastel colors, chairs of unusual color should also harmoniously merge into the color background.. In this case, contrasting is contraindicated. Bright or too dark chairs on, say, a cream background will acquire the status of a ridiculous lurid spot.
This does not mean at all that there is no place for bright chairs in decors. On the contrary, turning to such a spectrum will allow the imagination to accelerate to unprecedented combinations.While being creative, try not to break the "three colors" rule. You can easily take chairs out of context and turn them into eye-catching decorative pieces. In the decor, each chair can be made unique by giving them individual colors and patterns. The main thing in such experiments is not to overdo it with color mixes.
Who said chairs have four legs? this example breaks all stereotypes
How to create an ideal?
Unusual chairs are most often made from ordinary raw materials:
- Plywood.
- Plastic.
- Natural tree.
- Metal.
Much less often, chairs are woven from wicker, rattan, reed and bamboo.
a chair with a back in the shape of a coffee cup will decorate the kitchen
Chairs are also divided according to the method of production. So, wooden chairs are distinguished:
- Carpentry.
- Bent.
- Turned.
Unusual models of wicker chairs are produced by weaving, and metal and plastic types are produced cast and stamped. Combined models are highlighted in a separate line, the creation of which uses several materials of different textures and forged chairs at once.
unusual chairs can be made exclusively from natural materials
Wooden types of chairs
Wood is a unique material for creating chairs. It is enough to choose its variety correctly and any design idea will be translated into reality. The tree is by no means monochrome, as some people think. The woody spectrum opens with dark brown tones and ends with bright red. That is why it is not difficult to select wooden chairs in the atmosphere. It is also important that wooden furniture is practical and comfortable. It is so versatile that it allows you to create both decors in warm colors and cold interiors in your presence.
such an unusual chair will suit lovers of entourage
Alternative chairs
Today, plastic is already an integral and familiar part of our life. Unusual chairs made of this material are gradually replacing wooden structures from everyday life. Lovers of the new and shocking, environmentalists and just experimenters are happy to introduce them into their everyday life. Plastic models are distinguished by their original forms, lightness and unusual additional functionality.
Combined chairs
Combined types of chairs are the most spectacular, especially if they are made in a modern interpretation. The combination of metal and wood, plastic and metal allows you to make chairs in an unusual avant-garde perspective. With such furniture it is easy to equip ultra-modern interiors.
armchair made of small metal springs
Conclusion
Unusual chairs are always the highlight of the interior. They cannot but become accents in the design project. You just have to choose those types of chairs that will satisfy your ambitions!
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