An armchair earns its place differently to a sofa. It doesn't need to seat a family, but it does need to hold its own as a piece people actually notice, whether that's tucked into a reading corner or sitting opposite a sofa as a second seat. Our armchair collection runs from classic leather club chairs through to French style pieces with carved or channelled frames, plus a run of smaller designs for rooms that can't stretch to a full-sized chair.
A leather armchair brings a different kind of durability into a room compared to fabric, since the surface resists everyday knocks and spills without needing the same level of care. Our leather armchairs span a classic club chair silhouette through to a proper Chesterfield armchair with deep button detailing and rolled arms, some finished with gold metal legs for a sharper contemporary edge against traditional leather. If you're specifically after a chesterfield armchair, expect the arm height to sit higher than a plainer leather chair of similar overall proportions, since the rolled arm design adds noticeable height.
Away from leather, our French armchair range brings a distinctly different character into a room, with pieces like a carved moustache-back frame or a channelled antique gold design that leans into detail rather than plain upholstered lines. An armchair french style piece tends to suit rooms already built around similar detailing elsewhere, such as a carved console table or an ornate mirror, since the chair itself becomes part of the room's visual language rather than sitting quietly in the background. These designs work particularly well as a single statement piece rather than a matched pair, since too many detailed frames in one room can start to compete with each other.
A velvet armchair changes the whole feel of a room the moment it's in place, adding a depth of colour and a tactile surface that fabric alternatives like linen simply don't offer in the same way. Scrolled arm velvet designs bring a softer, more traditional silhouette, while a charcoal or jewel-toned velvet piece can work as a genuine focal point against otherwise neutral furniture. Velvet does need slightly more thought around placement than leather, since it marks more visibly from brushing and doesn't handle direct sunlight or heavy daily use quite as well.
Not every room has space for a full-sized armchair, and a small armchair solves that without forcing you into a footstool or a dining chair pulled into the corner instead. These compact designs still deliver proper armrests and back support, just scaled down to suit a bedroom corner, a narrow landing, or a smaller flat where floor space is genuinely limited. Measuring the intended spot before ordering matters more here than with a standard-sized chair, since even a few centimetres can be the difference between a snug fit and a chair that overwhelms the space.
Every armchair in this collection is designed and made in the UK, which is part of why fabric substitution is genuinely possible rather than a token offer. If a listed covering doesn't quite match your room, MG Designs Interiors can often rework a frame in an alternative fabric, including options from the fabric houses the business partners with directly, so the finished chair fits your space rather than the other way round.
It's comfortable for upright sitting and reading, though the higher, structured arms suit that posture better than fully reclining, which is more a feature of the style than a drawback.
Yes, carved or gold-finished frame sections should be dusted rather than treated with fabric or leather cleaners, since those products can dull a painted or metallic finish over time.
Measure the exact spot including any clearance needed to sit down and get up comfortably, not just the empty floor space, since a chair too close to a wall or doorway can feel cramped even at the right footprint.
Velvet tends to show light marks from brushing and general handling more than leather does, though these often even out, while leather shows its wear through creasing and patina instead.
In many cases yes, since made-to-order fabric substitution is part of what MG Designs Interiors offers, so it's worth getting in touch to check whether your preferred fabric works with a specific frame.
