As the age-old saying goes, a man’s home is his castle. Where you live is your sanctuary, a place to escape the stresses of the day where you can relax and truly be yourself. Unfortunately, men as a species don’t tend to be associated with home decor skills, with much of the credit going to the fairer sex in that department.
However, all men should take responsibility for their living conditions and take steps to have a home that is comfortable, appropriate for guests, and that shows plenty of personality. There are simple ways to do this which don’t involve hiring an interior designer.
Simply making the right choices when furnishing your home will help establish a theme that suits you and ensure a home truly is your castle. Read on to find out what kind of chairs you can choose to completely change your home.
Chairs for Men Who Entertain
If you’re the kind of dude who loves to entertain, your seating arrangements are the best way to ensure a welcoming party atmosphere for everyone who comes through your door. Give plenty of thought to stylish communal seating such as corner sofas and long futons.
Also, consider something fun which gives your home an element of originality. Giant bean bag chairs or windowsill seating works well, as do floor cushions and barstools. A home that others want to spend time in will certainly be one that you’re comfortable in.
Chairs for Men Who Need a Sanctuary
We all need a man-cave. A place we can truly call our own is a necessity for any hardworking bloke these days, so make sure you pick the right furniture for your own personal paradise. The man-cave seating stable is undoubtedly recliner chairs, which have featured in famous TV man caves such as Chandler and Joey’s living room in Friends and Tony Stark’s underground lair in Iron Man.
A recliner chair is a truly personal item, so make sure to try before you buy and find one which you can fully relax in. Other solid man-cave seating options include fully kitted-out gaming chairs and even sofa beds for the truly lazy gent.
Chairs for the Family Man
There comes a time in many men’s lives where they trade in the bachelor lifestyle for the pitter-patter of tiny feet. If you’re about to become a family man, you’ll want to make some changes to the furniture to accommodate this. A giant sofa with plenty of room to put your feet up is ideal for family movie nights and keeping all of your offspring in your line of view.
More importantly, you’ll want to properly mark your transition to fatherhood with a classic dad chair. A dad chair is usually an overstuffed armchair, somewhere you can relax and survey all you have created. It should be somewhere that no other family member is allowed to sit, somewhere that is moulded perfectly to the shape of your body after years of use. The dad chair is the ultimate signifier of a family man.
Your home should be an extension of who you are, and your furniture should reflect that. Choosing the right chair is the mark of a man who knows who he is and knows what he wants, so choose wisely.
