chesterfield

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Designer Timothy Oulton is known for updating iconic pieces like chesterfield sofas and lounge chairs by playing with scale or adding dramatic upholstery.

From Washington Times

He takes classic pieces like tufted leather chesterfields, steamer trunks and Deco-era chandeliers, and plays with scale, incorporates a cheeky flag print, or re-interprets a saddle or aviator’s chair as seating.

From Seattle Times

The black and white entryway, with a white chesterfield sofa and mosaic tile floor, might be at home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

From New York Times

Check that: Couch Slouch can sit on the chesterfield and chew gum at the same time.

From Washington Post

She told the jury, “He drugged her, and then he put her on the chesterfield”—meaning the couch—“and then he did whatever he wanted. He knew she was unconscious.”

From The New Yorker