An armchair does the jobs a task chair cannot: it makes a reception feel welcoming, gives a breakout corner somewhere to actually sit, and softens a room full of desks. We keep the Brixworth armchair alongside the Lulu and Boho accent chairs, upholstered pieces built for commercial use rather than living rooms, and they sit happily beside our sofas and the rest of our soft seating.
Choosing an armchair
Start with where it will live. A reception armchair gets sat in by visitors in coats, so you want a firm seat at a proper height, roughly 450mm, that people can get out of gracefully. The Brixworth armchair suits that job well, and it has matching Brixworth coffee tables if you want the whole area to hang together as one scheme.
For breakout corners and quiet spots, the Lulu and Boho accent chairs are the softer, more relaxed option. Think about fabric before colour: a wipeable, hard wearing upholstery earns its keep in a canteen corner, while a wool feel fabric looks smarter in a client facing space. Contract seating is tested for daily commercial use, which is the real difference from a high street armchair that sags within a year.
Building a seating area
Armchairs rarely work alone. Pair two chairs with a low table from our coffee and occasional tables, add an ottoman or footstool for overflow seating, and you have a corner people actually use. For bigger spaces, modular seating runs armchair comfort along a whole wall, and swivel armchairs suit collaborative corners where people turn to talk.
Armchairs in Belfast and across Northern Ireland
Office Interior Solutions is a Belfast based office furniture company supplying and fitting out workplaces across Northern Ireland, from Belfast and Newtownabbey to Lisburn, Antrim, Bangor, Derry and Newry. Armchairs arrive assembled or are built on site by our own team, positioned where you want them, with all the packaging taken away.
If you are furnishing a reception or waiting room, it is worth getting the layout right before ordering. Send us a photo or rough dimensions of the space and we will suggest a combination that fits, or ring +44 (0)2890 770019 and talk it through. We also carry reception soft seating if you need something with a more upright, harder wearing spec.