Club chairs have a long and storied tradition amongst the chair and furniture family. But before we begin, if you are in a hurry to buy or browse club chairs, then please click here to be taken to Amazon. Club chairs are incredibly comfortable and for good reason. The club chair like many great furniture designs came from Europe and more specifically France. It was originally called “fauteuil confortable” which when translated becomes “comfortable armchair”. And indeed, club chairs are a type of armchair and are extremely comfortable armchairs to be sure.
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The club chair shown at the left is available at Amazon by clicking here. As you can see by this example, club chairs have elegant and enduring lines. This is one of the upholstered club chairs with a square back. Though traditionally, club chairs have come with a variety of back shapes. Some of the more popular ones have been the moustache club chair which has the look of a man’s moustache, or at least the outline of a moustache at the top of its back. You could also imagine the top shape of the lips and that would also give you an idea of how this club chair looks.
The other popular club chair historically has been the gendarme’s hat club chair. The gendarmerie are the French army and the hat they were is actually called the Kepi. It is a circular cap with a front visor. When talking about this style of club chair however, one should imagine a gentle curve like a frown at the back of the chair.
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Nevertheless, the most popular club chairs today and historically have been those with the rounded backs. The club chair and ottoman as shown to the left and available at Amazon here, is an example of the round back. As you can see, club chairs are exceptionally plush and comfy. In fact their name seems to suggest that they were first found or came to be known in Gentlemen’s Clubs. These were clubs were men only were allowed to gather under shared interests. They were started in England in the 1800′s and usually were themed, such that members of their own regiment (military) or political affiliation would come to share stories, discuss events of the day and smoke. Nowadays, especially in North America, Gentlemen Clubs have become euphemisms for strip clubs, but this was not how the started out or their original intent.
So club chairs or these types of chairs that we’ve come to see as club chairs were found prominently in these clubs and afforded great comfort and luxury. Historically they were leather club chairs and indeed if you are talking in the strictest sense then club chairs are made from leather. Nowadays of course, club chairs are found in a variety of materials including velvet club chairs and synthetic leather club chairs.
Regardless of the materials used, a well made club chair can cost you several thousand dollars. However, club chairs discount can be found online at places like Amazon where club chairs can be had for as little as $200 dollars and you can find swivel club chairs which are beneficial for older folks in allowing them to get up and in more easily.