Small/compact armchair wanted - where to look?

RainbowsInTheSpray

Sorry to clutter Old Style up with this but I'm not sure where to post it. 

I have one small guest bedroom where I want to put a chair - but space is at an absolute premium. Something like a bucket chair or tub armchair would be good but all the ones I see online seem to be made for well-upholstered adults! At most we're talking modest-sized teenagers who would use it. 

Does anyone know of anywhere which might sell a really compact version? Very grateful for any thoughts.

Cairnpapple

I would start with IKEA and Dunelm. Facebook marketplace and Gumtree always seem to have a reasonable supply of single chairs as people change their bedroom decor, but depends on locality and whether you think there is a worry about bedbugs in your area. 

Brambling

I second Dunelm or our Homebase has some in their Habitat shop

Rosa_Damascena

Because of the rapid depreciation, I would suggest you look at preloved options. There is no better place to start than a chazzer that sells furniture, eg BHF or a second hand furniture shop. Next on my list would be Gumtree.

annieb64

Have you tried Next? We have a couple of wing armchairs from there and they did do two sizes

RainbowsInTheSpray

Thanks to all who replied.

I can only repeat that the major outlets only sell generic-type chairs, at least from the point of view of measurements. Also they are lazy and only measure 'depth' as meaning between the front and back legs - ignoring the fact that the back of the chair always slopes backwards... and therefore the distance that the chair will project into a room if placed against a wall will often be considerably more.

These are people claiming to be oh-so-on-your-side... and yet can't be bothered to carry out that simple measuring job properly or even ask the manufacturer to do so.

London_1

I don’t know where on the mainland you live but on the IoW at Newport we have a brilliant British Heart Foundation shop that do lots of stuff 

Brie

repeating the idea of trying a charity shop that sells furniture.  or Freegle.  There was someone local to me giving away a "makeup" table with a mirror and a small chair.  Obviously if you took all of that and then gave the table away to a charity shop that would leave you with a chair that might be the right size for your space.  

2childmum2

We bought a small sofa from the BHF shop - it was originally made for a conservatory, so maybe somewhere selling conservatory furniture might be worth a look.
I've also seen small chairs in Homebase.

kimwp

Have you considered an upholstered stool? There seems to be a few with in-built storage, even better when space is at a premium.

sarah1972

I would start by googling small vanity or dressing table chairs or if space is really at a premium, stools x

Like this? https://www.diy.com/departments/homcom-dressing-table-stool-vanity-seat-w-rubber-wood-legs-bedroom-grey/5056602963606_BQ.prd