Style &
Buying guides, styling ideas and care tips to help you choose pieces you'll love, and make them last.
A console with a rounded pill-shaped top on a central oval pedestal of vertical fluting, 110cm wide by 40cm deep by 78cm high, in marble-effect with a walnut base, oak-effect throughout, or black. Why a central pedestal suits a hall, and which finish for which room.
The classic lounge chair and footstool set: a walnut-effect wood shell, black leather-look cushions, curved armrests and a black swivel base, with a matching ottoman. Who it suits, how it compares to the Kingsley and Arne, and what twelve buyers said about fidelity and price.
A sculptural table lamp built around a detailed seated monkey holding an exposed globe bulb, in matt black or gold, 29cm high by 31.5cm wide by 36cm deep, 2.3kg, taking an E27 bulb to 10W. Where one works, why two do not, and what to check about the bulb.
A boho task chair that mixes a rattan backrest with a faux leather seat, fixed wood arms and a silver metal frame, with swivel, tilt, height adjustment and locking castors. What each material is doing, who it suits, and tan against green.
A mid-century dining chair with a genuine woven rattan cane backrest and a white PU seat on a solid wood frame, rated to 250 pounds. What natural cane needs, who it suits, and what buyers said about the 1980s rattan look done properly.
A velvet desk chair with rubber wood armrests, a backrest that rocks, copper castors and a 150kg load rating. The stated dimensions and heights, who it suits, and the difference between the brown and the black.
A pair of upholstered kitchen stools with a curved backrest that follows the spine, in a soft textured fabric on black metal legs with non-slip footpads, rated to 250 pounds. What the fabric actually is, who it suits, and where the yellow works.
An armless mid-century desk chair with a walnut-finish shell, a curved back that sits in the lumbar, and a gas lift. What it is, who it fits, which of the four colours suits which room, and what nineteen buyers said.
A padded swivel chair with arms on an X-shaped metal frame with adjustable foot pads rather than castors, rated to 136kg. Why no wheels is the point, who it suits at a desk or a table, and the beige velvet against the dark grey.
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