Thursday, January 5, 2012

Timeless Chesterfield sofa

My favorite sofa is the chesterfield sofa. It’s distinguished look demands and grabs the attention of anyone who walks into a room. It is both chic and comfortable and can be incorporated into traditional, modern or contemporary homes.
This icon of the furniture world is widely thought to have been commissioned by, and consequently named in honor of, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, in the 18th century. Aside from being a much-admired politician and writer, the suave Earl was a known trendsetter. When the Earl requested a cabinetmaker to construct a piece of furniture that would allow a gentleman to sit upright in the utmost of comfort, thus was the inception of the Chesterfield sofa with its characteristic deep buttoned upholstery, rolled arms, equal back and arm height and nail head trim.
 

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