Pick the Right Seating Solution for Every Space: A Full Guide

Whether in your home, office, or business, you need to make sure you have the right seating solutions in place. Seating can have a massive impact on the way visitors perceive a space. The wrong chair can make a workspace seem unprofessional, and a home seem rigid and cold, rather than comfortable. 

Unfortunately, the average person knows nothing about interior design, which often leads to mistakes being made. In the context of interior design, mistakes can be costly. This post explores some of the different rooms you might come across, and how you can pick the perfect seating solution for them. 

Multi-seating Areas

If you are designing a multi-seating area like a waiting room, beam seating is your best option. Not only are beam seating units affordable but they are also built in the shape of benches, which means they can seat multiple people at once. Make sure you choose a color of beam seating that suits your office or waiting room’s interior design style. Most units are fully customizable. You can also order ones with cushions attached to them. 

Living Room

In your living room, sofas are the best option. This is because they can be used to seat multiple people while providing more comfort than beam seating. Sofas come in a range of materials and price points. If you are on a budget, you should shop around and try to find the most affordable sofa you can. Definitely consider using pay-in-three services if your budget does not extend to the full cost of a new sofa. 

Dining Room

In your dining room, dining chairs are the obvious choice. Dining chairs come in many different shapes and sizes. As a general rule, it is a good idea to match your dining chairs to your table. If your chairs and table do not match, it could throw the room off. You can make your home as comfortable as it can possibly be by matching furniture. Mismatched furniture can make your home look unwelcoming and poorly put together. 

Kitchen

Chairs are sometimes used in people’s kitchens, although only large ones. In average-sized kitchens, seating can get in the way. Still, if you are looking for seating for your kitchen, stools are your best bet. Stools give you somewhere comfortable to sit down and relax, and don’t get in the way. It is possible to buy collapsible or foldable stools, though these tend to be made of plastic. Wood is a better choice for longevity and aesthetic appeal. 

Bedroom

In most people’s bedrooms, they have one or two chairs. The most common option is a big, comfortable armchair. Of course, if your bedroom is not large enough to accommodate a fabric armchair, you could buy an Ercol-style chair to put in the corner of the room. This will give you somewhere to sit down or to temporarily put folded clothes before they go in your closet. 

Patio

Your patio is the perfect place to spend time in the summer. Why go out to a public park when you can hang out in your backyard on cool summer nights? Most people’s patios look messy and chaotic, with weeds growing between tiles, and furniture haphazardly scattered around. Make the most of your patio by investing in high-quality outdoor chairs. If you have a shed, you can put them away when it is raining.

Entryway

Putting a chair or two in your home’s entryway is a good way to give guests somewhere to sit down when they are taking their shoes off. Not everybody who visits your home is going to be able to bend over and take their shoes off without support. Entryway chairs ensure the immobile or disabled can safely take shoes off without hurting themselves. All you need is a simple wooden chair or two for your entryway. 

Children’s Room

If your children spend a lot of time in their room, they need comfortable chairs to sit on. Sturdy armchairs are good choices. Make sure they are robust enough (and heavy enough) to stop your children from pulling them over. You may want to consider fixing them to the floor to prevent any accidents from happening. The last thing you want is for your child to get trapped underneath a chair you put there to give them comfort. 

Library

Moving away from people’s houses and onto commercial buildings, libraries need a mix of chairs. They often use beam seating, as well as comfortable armchairs, and simple plastic ones. If you are designing a public space like a library, you need to find the highest quality chairs you can. This is so that everybody who attends is able to relax and make themselves at home with their books. 

Office

In an office space, you typically need, like in a library, a mix of seating. It is important to conduct extensive online research and find the most professional-looking office furniture you can. The last thing you want is for your office to take on an unprofessional aesthetic. This could negatively impact your reputation with clients and your employees. You can usually get a discount on office furniture by buying in bulk. 

Workspace

If you have your own personal workspace or office, a large, comfortable leather chair is the obvious choice. No office is complete without one. If you are going to buy one, consider buying one with an ergonomic design. This is because you will likely spend long periods of time sitting in it, so you need to be as comfortable as possible. 

Cafe

If you are furnishing a cafe, you want it to look as homely as possible. You can cultivate a comfortable, familiar design by buying comfortable chairs. Ensure each one has a cushion on it, so customers feel at home. It is important to carefully clean and maintain chairs in a cafe on a daily basis, so try to find chairs that are going to be easy for you to clean. 

Picking the right seating solutions isn’t always easy, but it is important. Whatever room or interior you are designing, you need to find the right chairs, so that visitors (and you) feel comfortable. Use this guide to find the right seating for the rooms you are in charge of designing.