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November 13th, 2007
wingback chair guide

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d*s reader angela asked if i would round up some great wingback chairs on the market. wingbacks are some of my favorite types of chairs, despite the fact that they don’t exactly encourage napping. i tend to enjoy what i call “stylishly lazy” furniture that lets you lounge and nap while you watch tv without being overstuffed and heavy. but sometimes you need something with a little structure, or a place to sit and read where you won’t fall asleep. so now that i sound like someone who does nothing but fall asleep in furniture, i’ll let the chairs do the talking. some of these models can get pretty pricey so a good thing to remember is that the cheaper models shown here can be reupholstered in a bright, kicky pattern to keep them looking sharp and modern. click here for the full roundup or just click “read more” below. enjoy!

[image above, clockwise from top left: wingback by james design, wing chair by matthew hilton, vintage wing chair $2995, peekaboo wing chair, josef wingback $2498, chelsea wing chair $1200+]

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[image above, clockwise from top left: evan chair $1200, keates wing chair $1395, josef wingback $1998, shantal wing chair, daughtry wingback $1498, briar chair $699]

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[image above, clockwise from top left: pair of vintage rattan wingback chairs $2999, gracie wing chair $299, leaf linen wingback $1998, petite wingback chairs at 1stdibs.com]

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[image above: wingback chair by autoban design]

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[image above, left to right: wingback chair at horchow $1615, wingback lounge $649]

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[image above, clockwise from top left: bergman his chair $1895, hawthorne wing chair $2295, ashton wing chair, wingchair cover $89.99 (would work well on this chair), vintage wing chair $2195, howell wing chair $895]

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[image above, left to right: hudson wingchair cover $139.99 (try on the $299 gracie chair), moroso modern wingback $4601]

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18 comments
JuliaL said:
November 13th, 2007 - 2:29 pm

I just bought my first wing chairs at Bombay! They are cranberry red dupioni silk. I like to call them my “don’t sit” chairs. They are going to fabulous in my living room.

Leigh said:
November 13th, 2007 - 2:31 pm

Great guide, Grace. I love the Autoban chair (they have such great stuff) and I LOVE the two-tone upholstery on the Horchow chair. My favorite wingback, not that I’ll EVER be able to afford it, is a Jens Risom chair that they carry at Pucci. I couldn’t figure out how to paste a direct link. If you go to: http://www.ralphpucci.net/flash.html then click on furniture, Jens Risom, it is the first chair that comes up, upholstered in white. Love it!

November 13th, 2007 - 2:49 pm

yummy. I really wish i had $1998 to spend on a chair, I would totally get the shantal wing chair.

laura said:
November 13th, 2007 - 3:14 pm

The bergman his chair is perfect. They’re all so good, really.

Judith said:
November 13th, 2007 - 5:35 pm

It is very easy to find this kind of chair at thrift shops because they are so ubiquitous. (I found one for 5 dollars.) And even if you are not handy, you can get a professional to recover one for much less than the cost of most of these (very handsome) chairs.

November 13th, 2007 - 8:23 pm

then I will definitely be looking at thrift stores soon. I am getting ridiculously tired of the free squeaky glider rocker sitting in our living room.

Becca said:
November 13th, 2007 - 9:17 pm

Some of these are pretty cool. They sort of remind me of this great book cover I was checking out today: http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780385516839&height=300&maxwidth=170

November 14th, 2007 - 12:56 am

HELP! i am having a hard time finding chic but cheap upholstery fabric for two wingback chairs. they look exactly like the zebra ones. i want classic but with a kick. i’m afraid of the amazing patterns i am drawn to, because i know i will get sick of such loud patterns. anyone have suggestions?????

November 14th, 2007 - 8:56 am

oops, you left out the classic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen:
http://dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=10728

Janet said:
November 14th, 2007 - 9:05 am

I love wing chairs. But that peekaboo one really takes the cake with it’s shell attachment. Just noticed that the shell has an open and close window in it!

Judith said:
November 14th, 2007 - 10:23 am

joe to hell:
have you looked at http://www.contemporarycloth.com or http://www.reprodepotfabric.com or http://www.purlsoho.com?
Many nice options in upholstery fabric. You are probably right to mistrust your penchant for loud patterns if you are going to have a matching pair of chairs. But if you break them up, you could get away with something really wild and fun.

Mike said:
November 14th, 2007 - 3:18 pm

$1998 + for 1 chair? As the old saying goes…a fool and his/her money will soon be parted.

salvation army chair – $30
Recovered – $200
result – 100% nicer then any shown

not all your readers make or married tons of money or live in manhattan overpriced boxes.

sarah said:
November 14th, 2007 - 7:26 pm

Are there any decent looking recliners out there at a reasonable price?

currystrumpet said:
November 15th, 2007 - 2:27 am

lighten up dude. the post is as much about stimulating ideas as it is actually buying these particular chairs.

i for one love shopping for vintage furniture, but i would have not even considered buying a wing chair until i saw that they could look this awesome.

Celeste said:
August 9th, 2008 - 7:57 pm

Hey does anyone know of a place where I can get a custom mattress made in L.A.?

Jenny said:
February 6th, 2009 - 9:10 am

I’ve been yearning for this Baker wing chair for years…beautiful for thousands and thousands of dollars

Jenny said:
February 6th, 2009 - 9:11 am
Aurora said:
October 28th, 2009 - 2:18 am

Could you do a guide on best places to buy fabric? I am really looking for where to buy upholstery fabrics to redo a wingback chair I just found.

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