Velvet Chairs
Velvet has a way of making a room feel considered, catching the light differently as you move past it and giving colour a depth that flatter fabrics never quite reach. At Loom Loft, our velvet chairs range from compact accent and cocktail chairs to lovechairs, swivel designs and recliners. Deep inks, pewters, olives and burnt oranges run through the collection, so a single chair can set the tone for everything around it.
What velvet does for a room
Velvet's short, dense pile is what gives it that shifting, luminous quality, and it's the reason a velvet chair reads as a feature rather than just another seat. In a neutral room, one velvet chair in a strong colour does more work than several plainer pieces. In a room that already has pattern, a velvet in a soft, smoky tone adds richness without competing.
It suits some shapes particularly well. Curved and buttoned designs, tub chairs and cocktail chairs all show velvet off, because the pile follows the curve and picks out the detailing. The Greyson collection is a good example, with an elevated profile on slim wooden legs finished with a brass tip.
Choosing a colour you'll still like
Deeper shades are the easier long-term choice, and they're the ones that tend to look most expensive: ink, pewter, smoke, olive and truffle all sit comfortably alongside wood and neutral walls. Brighter tones such as burnt orange or copper are wonderful as a single accent chair, and less demanding than they sound when the rest of the room stays quiet.
If you want the velvet to be a moment rather than the whole scheme, a compact accent chair is the smart way in, and the Amelia collection is among the most accessible places to start. Our sofa swatch guide is genuinely worth using before you commit to a colour, since velvet reads quite differently in daylight and lamplight.
Coordinating and comparing
Many velvet chair ranges have a matching velvet sofa, and a footstool in the same velvet is the neatest way to complete a corner. Sofas by collection shows the full ranges together.
If you're still deciding on the cover, fabric chairs offers the broadest choice of weaves and prices, while leather chairs is the option that mellows with age. Browsing armchairs will show you every shape available before you narrow down the material.