Christopher Knight Home Boucle Accent Chair vs Sherpa Upholstered Wood Frame Accent Chair

Buy the Christopher Knight Home chair if you want a wider, deeper seat and a true mid-century open-frame look; it seats two people's worth of room at 30.5 in wide and holds 300 lb. Buy the Wood Frame Sherpa chair if you want a reclined 115° back, a lumbar pillow and a slightly higher 330 lb capacity in a narrower footprint. Both are solid-wood accent chairs with foam cushions, and owners of this class of chair report the same trade-offs: comfortable for reading, not for all-day lounging, and the light bouclé or sherpa fabric shows marks.

• Choose the Christopher Knight Home bouclé chair if you want the roomier seat, the open walnut-finish frame and a textured bouclé look that suits a living room or bedroom corner.
• Choose the Wood Frame Sherpa chair if you want a reclined back with a lumbar pillow and a narrower chair that fits small apartments and reading nooks.