Casual yet elegant, historic in feel yet fully updatable for today, the bergere chair has become a mainstay of romantic cottage style. Dating all the way back to the early 1700s, the design first appeared in Paris, France, during the Regency period—Marie Antoinette had some at her famed Petit Trianon.
If you’re looking for cottage style chairs or cottage accent chairs, it’s hard to go wrong with the bergere chair’s versatile and elegant designs.
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Pair of Provincial French Country Arm Chairs via DeCorPasadena/Etsy.com.
Characterized by an exposed wooden frame, a bergere chair always has an upholstered back and seat and always has a portion of the wooden arms exposed. Sometimes an arm pad sits atop the armrest, and the seat can either be loose as a cushion or attached, but it is always generously stuffed.
Calderwood Upholstered Armchair via Birch Lane.
Looking to add a bergere chair to your room design? Consider these options that range from traditional and elegant to fun and modernized, and are suitable for a range of budgets.
Louis XV Bergere via Chairish.com.
Old Hickory Tannery Bergere style chair via Perigold.
Vintage Pink Bergere Armchair with pink velvet upholstery via BuenaVistaLifeShop/Etsy.com.
Ancel French Country Blue Upholstered Beige Burlap Oak Wood Chair and a Half via Kathy Kuo Home.
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