Choosing the right armchair for your living room
An armchair does different work to a sofa. It gives a living room its sense of balance, offers a quieter place to settle within a shared space, and positioned opposite a sofa, creates the relaxed arrangement that makes a room feel genuinely inviting. Neptune's collection spans solid oak wooden armchairs with exposed frames through to deeply upholstered designs built for longer sitting.
For those who want the warmth of a wooden armchair, the Wycombe's solid oak frame and woven paper rush seat draw on Morris and Co. Sussex Chair traditions, while the Casey adds feather-wrapped foam cushions to a solid oak spindled frame for a wooden armchair that offers as much comfort as character. The Audley takes a more refined mid-century Scandinavian approach with a solid oak frame.
Among the upholstered designs, the George's hand-upholstered deep seat and pin-tuck tailoring place it among the most traditional designs in the collection. The Theo offers a subtly reclined backrest and deep removable seat cushion, the Walter and Cleo both use serpentine springs for a depth of comfort that goes beyond cushioning alone, and the Cleo adds a 360-degree swivel on a hidden metal plinth. The Long Island's removable, loose linen slipcover and kick-pleated skirt bring a more relaxed, Belgian-inspired character. For those who want leather, the Caspar develops a rich patina with use over time.
Built for comfort that lasts
Every Neptune armchair is built on a natural timber frame, with no MDF or chipboard anywhere in the construction. Upholstered frames are made from solid tulipwood, chosen for its smooth surface and structural reliability, while the solid oak frame designs use the same timber and IsoGuard® treatment applied across Neptune's wider furniture collection. The frames are carved and shaped before upholstering rather than building comfort up from a basic form with foam alone, which is the more common shortcut. The result is a chair that holds its shape and character over years of daily use rather than softening into formlessness.
Cushion fillings across the upholstered collection use a feather and fibre blend, chosen for the balance between long-lasting support and the sink-in quality that pure fibre alone cannot replicate. Neptune's fabric range spans natural linens, Harris Tweed, cotton velvet, boucle, and leather, with most upholstered designs offering a wide choice of fabric options, all chosen for how they perform on upholstered furniture as well as how they look. Every armchair in the collection carries Neptune's lifetime guarantee, which applies to the timber frame and the upholstery alike.