Classic Chair Styles

You can never go wrong when you stick to the classics!  Classics never go out of style (though they do certainly trend).  Here are a few of my favorite chair styles:

These bentwood chairs have been freshened with sweet pastel paint...

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... or you might opt for the classic finish of an original Thonet, Chair No: 14

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 The Louis XV Bergere is shown here in a very formal fabric....

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... and here, reinterpreted in more casual garb....

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Velvet covered Louis style XVI side chairs are always in style...

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A more casual version of the Louis XVI side chair is also lovely.

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Here is a Louis XVI style square backed chair in formal garb....

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... and here, an updated version....

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A Twentieth Century classic was the Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair.

Perhaps you prefer it upholstered in a bright Patchwork?

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So, do you have a favorite classic chair?  Do you prefer the more traditional interpretations of the styles, or the or do you like the updated classics?  Or do you love (hate?) them all?

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