Armchairs with wooden armrests

Upholstered furniture with wooden armrests will never go out of style. Today, many consumers prefer beautiful and practical chairs with similar structural elements. In this article, we will take a closer look at such furniture, its pros and cons.

Before buying a chair with wooden armrests, it is worth learning all about its merits.

• Nice appearance. High-quality armchairs with wooden sidewalls look elegant and soundly. Often, furniture is decorated with carved elements. If the armrests are made of elite wood, then they make the model luxurious at all.
• Convenience. It is very convenient to use such furniture. Wooden armrests can be used for more than just leaning. On their flat and solid surface, you can put dishes, a remote control, a newspaper or magazine - a lot of objects.
• Possibility of renovation. If the wooden armrests have received any damage, household members will be able to cope with most of them on their own. If the parts made of wood have suffered from time, then they can be restored, returning their previous presentation. Some owners restore such elements on their own, while it is more convenient for someone to contact specialists.
• Large assortment and price range. In furniture showrooms, you can find many different models of armchairs equipped with solid wood sidewalls.

Chairs with wooden sides are usually made strong, durable and solid. However, these furniture designs also have their weaknesses.

• Products with wooden armrests can be too massive, bulky. It so happens that such furniture overloads the interior, making it heavier, making the atmosphere cramped and uncomfortable.
• People with a large physique can find it very uncomfortable to use the piece of furniture in question.
• The presence of wooden sides increases the risk of accidental impact injury, especially if these parts have sharp edges.

Nowadays, furniture factories produce a great variety of different models of chairs, complemented by wooden sidewalls. This furniture differs both in the direct design and in the materials of manufacture. The final cost of the finished product depends on these factors. Let us consider in detail what kind of chairs are that differ from each other in the indicated characteristics.

Compact upholstered furniture with wooden side pieces can be of different designs. Each copy has its own characteristics of the device, which are important to consider when selecting such products.

• Standard models. The most common variants found in many dwellings. They can be recognized by one distinctive feature - the arrangement of the legs. Supports in such a furniture structure can be both straight and elegant curved and will be sure to be present. Lateral support structures - the so-called "wings", roller-type armrests or poufs can act as decorative and functional details that have a positive effect on the level of furniture comfort.

• Folding chair beds. Transformers are very popular among people living in small apartments. With the help of these products, it becomes possible to fill a room with everything you need without losing extra square meters. The furniture structures in question can be expanded, turning them into a bed or lounger. Often, such models are complemented by built-in tables, which, if necessary, take on the function of the head of the bed.

• Recliners. The concept of a recliner is synonymous with luxury and high comfort. These are excellent models of chairs, which provide many different settings and parameters, due to which the structure can be laid out horizontally with the extension of a small step. Such furniture can also be equipped with wooden armrests, various mechanisms.

• Rocking chair. Chairs of this type are very often equipped with wooden sidewalls. The constructions are made on runners: these are classic versions, noisy, requiring the user's repulsion. There are also rocking chairs in the form of a Viennese chair - these are designs with runners and sidewalls, united in a rounded loop. Popular models with a pendulum mechanism, in which only the seat itself swings, and the base remains static. There are also special spring-loaded rocking chairs, which are most often made from a material such as rattan.

• Suspended. Modern hanging chairs with wooden armrests look stylish and unusual in the interior. The design can be in the form of a hammock, cocoon, egg or ball. These unusual pieces of furniture also differ in the way they are fastened. You can purchase a ceiling-type chair or a post, beam, or additional hardware.

Armchairs with wooden sides differ not only in the device, but also in the materials for the manufacture of the frame base.

• Wood (natural). Environmentally friendly and durable option. It emits pleasant aromas, but such a framework will require periodic treatment with antiseptics. It can get expensive.
• Chipboard or MDF. Inexpensive materials. They are inferior to natural wood in many ways. Chipboard is completely toxic, since it contains formaldehyde. Only materials of classes E-1 or E-0 are safe.
• Metal. Furniture with a metal frame is the most reliable, durable, non-whimsical and wear-resistant. But such products have an impressive mass - it can be difficult to transport or rearrange them from place to place. Their weight can leave ugly marks on the floor.

Rarely is the frame made of one type of material. Combinations of several types are commonly used. Most often, metal is used in the basis of racks, fasteners and lower stops, but the whole structure, as a rule, is metal only in the case of garden furniture.

The upholstery of a chair with wooden armrests also varies. The following materials are suitable:

• leather (natural or artificial);
• jacquard;
• chennil;
• tapestry;
• silk;
• velveteen;
• organza and many others.

You should choose a chair for the home, based on several criteria.

• The size. The chair should ideally "enter" the room without blocking the passage. You need to measure the room before going to the store.
• Material. Buy furniture that is sustainable, safe and reliable and resistant to wear and tear.
• View. Decide in advance what type of chair you want to buy - folding, swinging, suspended or supplemented with various functions.
• Design. The appearance of the chair should be in harmony with the rest of the environment. This also applies to the style and color of the furniture.
• Brand. Buy branded products - such products last longer, look prettier, but can cost more.

It is possible to update the appearance of an old chair with your own hands. The owners can independently repair the product or re-tighten it.Often people turn to such decisions in relation to old, but beloved armchairs made in the USSR.

To alter, repair and re-tighten a product with wooden sides, you will need:

• pliers;
• hammer;
• wide textile sling;
• synthetic winterizer, batting, foam rubber;
• 1.5-2 m of woven fabric;
• gauze;
• PVA glue.

Let's consider step by step how to restore the chair.

• First you need to disassemble it and see what's inside, determine what needs to be replaced. Gently knock out the spike elements with a rubber mallet.
• With a knife with a thin blade, clean the grooves, remove the remaining glue.
• Coat the spike parts with PVA glue, screw the bandage onto the spike.
• Hammer everything into place. Wait a day until completely dry.
• Then you can replace the foam rubber in the furniture design.
• Having chosen the stuffing material, you need to check the passes. They can be rubber or tarpaulin. They are mounted on a wooden frame.
• It is necessary to remove the old belts, measure the length, and then change with a slight stretch to fresh ones. The edges of the belts are wrapped. The frame can be considered ready.
• Then the fabric or leather is prepared for the furniture constriction. It is necessary to remove the old upholstery and cut the new material on it, and then fix the latter on the furniture structure (the best option is to minimize the risk of error).

Light armchairs made of expensive fabrics with dark wooden sides will look gorgeous against the background of brown wallpaper with flowers. You can put an expensive wooden table with glass and a luxurious floor lamp next to it.

An elegant armchair with a carved wooden frame at the top and curved legs will echo the rest of the upholstered furniture in the same way. Put a luxurious ensemble in a bright room with an expensive carved sideboard, ornate floor carpets and beautiful paintings on the walls.

A blue high chair with narrow wooden sides will stand out chicly against the background of light wall and floor decoration. Furniture can be placed on a fluffy snow-white rug.

You can find out how to make a wooden chair with your own hands below.