According to historians, the first stools were used by the ancient Romans and Greeks. Each self-respecting antique official was accompanied by a special slave who wore a folding stool behind him. To improve this furniture the Europeans decided approximately in the XV century, when some medieval innovator thought to attach to her armrests and back. It is interesting that the merchants immediately adapted to save their savings in the armrests, sitting on the money in the true sense of the word. The most chic models were created in the heyday of the Baroque style, when the spread received a soft chair-armchair with armrests, covered with gilding and unique carvings. For Louis XVI were even created products of pure silver, adorned with magnificent Versailles. But these are all legends of the past, but what about the chairs and half-armchairs now? Are these items forever out of fashion?
Semi-armchairs and chairs with armrests in a modern interior
The chair-chair is inferior in size to the usual chairs, so it does not block the passages so much, but it looks more solid and elegant than usual chairs. Their back can be high or low, and the size of the seat is wide or small, sufficient only to fit a medium-sized person on it. Decorates such furniture upholstery of beautiful fabric or leather, which makes it solid and expensive in appearance. More budgetary options produce generally without upholstery or for it some inexpensive material is used. Chairs with armrests are best used in offices, they are convenient to sit at your desk, read a book or a newspaper. Made of solid wood, these half-seats are well served in the kitchen, they can be placed on the terrace or in the living room. Equipped with a good comfortable seat, they are quite suitable for the reception of guests.
How to distinguish a chair from an armrest from an ordinary chair?
Ordinary users think that it's all about the armrests. But if you look through the catalogs of furniture, you can find many models of chairs in which this detail is completely absent. At the same time, if you attach the armrests to a standard chair, then you can not turn it into a full-fledged chair either. Hence, the clue lies entirely in another parameter. It turns out that the difference is hidden in the height of the seat.
Famous French architect and designer Le Corbusier invented a special scale called "Modulor", according to which the optimal parameters of furniture were selected in comparison with the growth of the average person. He determined that the height of the dining table should be about 72-75 cm, and all the other tables can be considered magazine. Therefore, the chairs to the kitchen set have a height of 45-50 cm, and chairs are always made somewhat lower - 40-42 cm. These calculations are well confirmed in practice. If you do not trust Le Corbusier, then move the chair to the dining table. It will be low and uncomfortable, sitting on such furniture, the owner will simply rest on the countertop with his chest. In this case, the usual chair will appear high around the coffee table .
A wooden chair-armchair with armrests has a few more differences from the standard chair. The seat is narrower and not so deep. It is good to get a job at the table to eat or do some kind of written work, but you can not easily curl up or climb up on it, crouching under your feet. In addition, the seats are almost always with a slightly greater inclination.
Modern chair-armchair with armrests can be selected for any interior. It is not a problem to find velvet or leather trimmed items that will look good in a house decorated in rich imperial , renaissance or baroque style. But with the same success you can find furniture made of more modern material, which will not look like a black sheep in an apartment in the style of Art Nouveau or Art Deco.
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