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The best boucle chairs to add texture and cosy vibes to your home
Quite possibly the comfiest chairs going
No item in your home says cosy, quiet luxury more than a boucle chair. The curled and knobbly textured fabric was developed in the late 1940s and has been a go to fixture for home design ever since. It's especially popular within mid century inspired designs, with the cosy but durable fabric working particularly well as a contrast alongside strong wooden pieces. While you can get boucle on a variety of furniture and homeware pieces, from beds to cushions, we like it best in chair form.
Why? Well a boucle chair just offers it all. It's soft textured fabric means it's ideal for curling up on on a Sunday with a stack of magazines, pastries and a steady stream of coffee. And the durability and tight curl means it can withstand constant use without looking tired or worn down, aka it's a piece that will be well worth its money and last you for years to come. Let's not forget the aesthetic of it all as well. Usually in a signature white or cream shade (maybe avoid the red wine while sitting on one these guys), the boucle chair is a go to accent chair that adds instant interest to any room, and because of its timeless look will work well with many trends as your home style evolves.
Many of our favourite high street homeware stores are all offering their own variation of the classic boucle chair, and we've rounded up our top nine chairs, from a classic arm chair, to a more casual take with a boucle beanbag seat. It's time to get cosy. Now, where's our tea?
Lydia Venn is Cosmopolitan UK’s Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer. She covers everything from TV and film, to the latest celebrity news. She also writes across our work/life section regularly creating quizzes, covering exciting new food releases and sharing the latest interior must-haves. In her role she’s interviewed everyone from Margot Robbie to Niall Horan, and her work has appeared on an episode of The Kardashians. After completing a degree in English at the University of Exeter, Lydia moved into fashion journalism, writing for the Daily Express, before working as Features Editor at The Tab, where she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Talk Radio. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of Gilmore Girls and 00s teen movies, and in her free time can be found with a margarita in hand watching the Real Housewives on repeat. Find her on LinkedIn.
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