The Perfect Selection of Mid-Century Armchairs

These are the best tips to find the perfect mid-century modern chair!

Face it: there are multiple variants when making the perfect mid-century modern chair. Lets look at all of them and make sure that you have reached a conclusion that will favor you and your home. Find out with us how to choose the best mid-century modern chair for any space.

As you know, the time that is considered mid-century (the 30’s all the way to the 60’s) was a very rich one for creativity in designing furniture and architectural wonders. They are considered to have clean and sleek lines and including surprising elements to its design.

Furniture styles changes through the years and, when you think of mid-century modern style, your mind must think of adjectives like beautiful, innovative, timeless and functional. There are also several aspects to consider regarding the piece, lets go through them.

COLORS

We have already covered that mid-century style transmits a clean feeling and, it manages to do that by combining vivid colors like green, yellow, red and blue with the classics like red and white. These color are used to spread the message of peace and hope for the future.

LINES

Nearly every piece of the MCM style has sweeping and sharp lines that makes the piece look like it was made from geometrical shaped material. These lines are meant to send the message of the simplicity of the piece. Why? Because mid-century designers, like we said before, are concerned about the future and they say it through their pieces.

MATERIALS

A very important part of the process is the picking of the materials, for a very simple reason: it marries all the other elements: color, lines and quality.The most common materials used in this style are woods and brass. One of the most common types of wood used is walnut.

QUALITY

Mid-century pieces are able to stand out through their simplicity but, because they have a more light appearance, that doesn’t mean they are worth any less than modern ones. In fact, several mid-century pieces have a quite heavy price-tag on them, because companies know that the consumer is prepared to spend more money on a chair, since the style includes a quality guarantee. Since the quality correlates to the price, more expensive pieces are expected to cost more, because they are better in the criteria of design, materials and comfort.

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