BH | Studio Avallon Three-Leg Bouclé Dining Chairs, Set of 2

Three legs make one of the oldest and steadiest seats there is. Across medieval Europe, from the farmhouses of Burgundy to the halls of Tudor England, three-legged stools and turned chairs sat firm on stone and earth floors where four legs would rock, and makers have returned to the form many times since.

Each chair stands on two front legs and a single centred back leg, which rises as a pair of parallel beams, split by a narrow cut-out, to carry a padded bolster at the top. The bolster and the round seat are padded and upholstered in bouclé, a cloth woven from looped yarn, here in Charcoal, Cream, Jet or Dove, on a frame of solid hardwood. They are armless, so they tuck right in under the table, and the padded seat keeps a long dinner comfortable. Foot pins protect the floor, and some assembly is required.

Set a pair at the ends of a long farmhouse table, or put them either side of a small round table in a kitchen corner for breakfast. In a living room they work as a pair of accent chairs beside a fireplace, or one at a writing desk. The bouclé is forgiving with everyday use, and the wood frame warms it up; style them with a scrubbed pine table, pewter candlesticks and a linen runner. This listing is for a set of two chairs.