8 WAYS TO STYLE THE CHESTERFIELD SOFA
Beloved since the 1700s, the Chesterfield sofa is just as stylish today with modern options like blue velvet and oatmeal fabric.
Classic and luxurious, handsome yet elegant; the Chesterfield sofa is a unique design that ticks all the right boxes. Traditionally made with leather in dark, moody colours for a grand and masculine feel, this sofa has since evolved with the times to present more chic, modern, and sophisticated options for the discerning decorator.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CHESTERFIELD SOFA
Dating back to the 1700s, its roots stem from the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Phillip Stanhope, a man by all accounts known for the finer things in life (a patron of Voltaire, no less) and a lover of well-made furniture. But apart from some potentially questionable deathbed tales about how the distinctive deep-buttoned design of this leather sofa came to be, no one’s really sure how it all began.
The Chesterfield sofa is a distinct design with easily recognisable characteristics: arms and back of the same height, traditional deep-buttoned tufting, elegant rolled arms, and turned wooden legs. Contemporary options of this design now include materials like fabric and velvet, with colours ranging from light and airy oatmeal to deep sapphire blue.
Starting with an oldie but goodie, the Chesterfield first grew in popularity from being a centrepiece in a traditional setting. A leather Chesterfield sofa brings an air of grandeur and formality in a very much masculine vibe, if that’s what you’re going for.
