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Buying guides, styling ideas and care tips to help you choose pieces you'll love, and make them last.
A pair of height-adjustable breakfast bar stools in solid wood and metal, seat 60cm to 81cm on a 41cm base, 6.2kg each, rated to 150kg. Why one pair covers counter and bar height, and how they compare to the single Hugo.
A curved chenille dining chair with a hollowed-out backrest on an X-shaped black metal base rated to 150kg, with adjustable foot pads. Why the cut-out matters, what chenille is like to live with, and what ten buyers said about the orange.
A pair of counter-height stools with a rattan backrest and a white PU seat on a wood frame, 96cm high by 45cm wide by 38cm deep with a 66cm seat, rated to 250 pounds, with a footrest and plastic glides. What 66cm means for your worktop, and how it differs from the metal-framed Sora.
A lounge chair with a single wraparound chenille cushion on a streamlined black metal sled frame, in black, beige or vintage brown. Why the one-piece seat matters, the assembly tip two buyers give, and what eleven reviews say about weight and value.
A pair of velvet bar stools with a backrest and armrests on black metal legs, 49cm wide by 50.5cm deep by 96cm high with a 68cm seat, 6.9kg each, in orange or dark teal. Where a 68cm seat sits, why the arms matter, and which colour for which kitchen.
A pair of counter-height stools with a rattan backrest and a white PU seat on a metal frame, 95.5cm high by 42cm wide by 38.5cm deep with a 66cm seat, rated to 250 pounds. Where a 66cm seat belongs, and how the metal frame differs from the wooden Singer.
A grey velvet desk chair with diamond tufting, a 52cm wide, 11cm thick foam seat, a curved medium-high back and a chrome tapered star base with swivel and height adjustment. Why armless, who it suits, and where it earns its place.
A bedside lamp, a console lamp and a desk lamp are three different jobs. How tall a table lamp should be, what a fabric shade does to the light that a glass one does not, and why a pair on a console beats one in the middle.
A low mid-century swivel chair in dense chenille with track arms on a weighted 360 degree base, rated to 330 pounds, with a rounded version alongside it. The stated sizes in inches and centimetres, who it suits, and which of the two shapes to choose.
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