Best Affordable Accent Chairs

A great accent chair can bring real personality to a room. Here are the best affordable accent chairs that will look great in your home.

One of the questions I frequently get asked on Instagram, is about the blue chairs in our sitting room. Since we downsized to this home; the need for a lot of accent chairs is less. Over the years I have sourced many affordable accent chairs that look beautiful, and are a great value.

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Adding an accent chair to any room is a great way to finish off an empty corner and they don’t have to cost a fortune! These affordable chairs will be the perfect addition to any room in your home. 

Why Use Accent Chairs?

Accent chairs play an integral role in interior design as a way to add a touch of style and personality to any room in your home. They provide additional seating while introducing eye-catching colors, patterns, shapes, or styles.

Accent chairs can provide additional seating or be the star player in a room where a sofa might not fit or be desired. They can be used in a lot of spaces in your home including an office space, mixed into your family living room furniture, a bedroom corner, and dining rooms.

They can come in all shapes, sizes and materials. Let’s reviews the basics of accent chairs so you can pick the perfect chair for your room. 

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Sources for Affordable Accent Chairs

Amazon: You can purchase just about anything on Amazon! They have a great furniture section and with PRIME membership; most items ship free.

Target: I love Target furniture and since they have design collaborations with Studio McGee and Hearth & Hand, you can find high-end-looking furniture and decor at affordable prices.

Facebook Marketplace: Yes…don’t be afraid to look on FBM for accent chairs. Used furniture is always less expensive than purchasing new. Upholstered chairs can be harder to find, but I’ve seen some great chairs on there. You might want to consider cleaning the upholstery after purchasing.

Wayfair: I’ve purchased several chairs from Wayfair over the years. In fact, the blue chairs in our sitting room were purchased there and I love them.

Walmart: Walmart has been stepping up and they have had some great furniture finds lately including accent chairs. Check them out for affordable options too that look great!

Affordable Accent Chairs

There are so many great options out there, but here are a few to get you started. The great thing is that all of these chairs are under $500; some of these in the $300 range.

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Should Accent Chairs Match Your Sofa?

If everything is the same in a room it creates limited visual interest. Think coordination vs. matching. Instead, have a color palette throughout the room that all coordinates together. In our current home, we do not have accent chairs in our main living room due to space. However, in our last home we had accent chairs in the living room.

If your couch is an ivory linen tone you could consider an accent chair with stripes or another coordinating color such as neutral blue or tan. They won’t match the linen sofa but would be similar in style. This creates visual interest.

Should Accent Chairs Be Lower than Your Sofa?

Accent chairs can vary in height, but to create balance, limit the height difference between your sofa and accent chairs to no more than four inches.

That means if the seat height of your chair is 17 inches, the seat height of your sofa should be as close as possible to that. Ideally no shorter than 14 inches and no taller than 20 inches.

What to Look For

Style

Before moving forward with purchasing a chair; you need to understand what style will fit with your home. Determine if you want a traditional or modern style, high back, swivel or a super sink-in comfy chair for reading and naps.

Figure out if you want a high back, a cozy armchair, a couple of lounge chairs, swivel chairs, or maybe a super aesthetic modern chair. 

Size

Size is definitely next on the list once you know what style you want. Consider the size of your room, other pieces of furniture and the size of that furniture and how it will all flow together.

Create a mood board to gather a visual of everything in the room. Measure your space and chairs to see if they are a good fit. Select a sizable chair or chairs if the room is a large size. The furniture in the room should feel like it was designed specifically for the room, not a mistake!

TIP: Use painters tape on the floor of the exact measurement of the chair you are considering purchasing so you can get a full visual of how much space the chair will occupy.

Material

Material goes hand-in-hand with style and size; they are all important to consider. I love to be able to keep things clean without a lot of hassle. Chairs will removable covers make it easy to keep the material clean if it is used a lot or you have young kids. If you aren’t using the chairs a lot, they are more for form instead of function, you can use a high end, more fragile type material.

Final Thoughts

It’s great to add chairs to your living space or bedroom to add optional seating but a design element. There are many great options out there at a variety of price points.

Shop around to find what works best for your style and your room. Designing a space can be fun and remember…it doesn’t have to break your budget.