Is this RH chair comfortable?

[hesitantbride]

I'm considering this Restoration Hardware chair for our living room (extra seating--this would not be used on a daily basis). I like that is is a wing back but it has the petite proportions I need. It is supposed to be a dining room chair.

Any experience with how comfortable this is?

[peach]

That looks like a dining chair - I think it would look weird in a living room. Sorrry

[mrs.jacinthe]

Honestly, it doesn't look comfortable at all. But then, I find that RH's furniture (in general) is weirdly proportioned and uncomfortable. Or maybe I'M weirdly proportioned. Either way, I find their furniture uncomfortable.

[hesitantbride]

I've got a really tight living room in a small house.

Here is my inspiration pic:

[pitterwoo]

no idea on the comfort, but I just saw them in the blog mentioned in the thread from earlier today:

jennysteffens.blogspot.com/

[pitterwoo]

oh haha, I see you were posting that just as I went to go look for it too.

[TBM]

Jan 10, 2013 21:34:06 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Honestly, it doesn't look comfortable at all. But then, I find that RH's furniture (in general) is weirdly proportioned and uncomfortable. ...Either way, I find their furniture uncomfortable.

ITA!

DH and I spent some time sitting on their furniture and were shocked at how uncomfortable we both found all of it. Usually if he thinks it is comfortable I don't, and vice versa.....agreeing on how uncomfortable it was was a first for us.

The new-ish wing chair at Ikea is very comfortable. We both loved it, and we saw/heard several other couples agree that it was comfortable while we were within earshot. It was like everyone was Goldilocks and that was the only chair there that was 'just right' for everyone. weird.

[hesitantbride]

Here is Old Town Home using another style of RH dining chair as occassional chairs in their sun porch:

[pitterwoo]

we have this chair, which is similar in that it's a high wingback.

(that picture is Layla's @tlc)
It is actually very comfortable and supportive. Everyone who sits in it agrees.

Maybe the RH chairs have a more straight back, but I wouldn't automatically assume that they are uncomfortable without sitting in them.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Eh, don't get me wrong, I love a high wingback. I'm just assuming it's uncomfortable because it's from RH and I've never sat on something from there that WAS comfortable. But there's a first time for everything.

OP, if you like it, go sit on it in an RH store - that's the only way to know for sure.

[hesitantbride]

Can I just take this opportunity to say that I appreciate the Jenny Steffens blog and the Old Town Home Blog so much because of what they do differently from YHL:

*They are willing to spend some more money on quality pieces
*They edit themselves
*They stay away from neon colors
*They embrace traditional design elements

I am so happy to have found blogs that aren't the normal YHL schtick in terms of design.