Kharl sat in a wooden armchair upholstered in dark green, directly across the desk from Ghrant.

Mr. Bennett took an outsize armchair upholstered in worn brocade and put his briefcase down beside it.

To furnish the small den, she bought two large old-fashioned armchairs and ottomans upholstered in dark-green cotton.

Following Soaris, Cerryl sat down in one of the velvet upholstered armchairs, the one facing the silver-framed picture on the inside wall.

Around it stood walnut tables and massive armchairs upholstered in oxblood leather.

Jane, bidden to sit, chose a small armchair upholstered in wine-coloured velvet, and the professor set her glass on a small pie crust table beside it.

There is a welcome absence of taupe, with armchairs in the bar upholstered in lime, violet and cerise velvet.

But with the oak painted Wedgewood green, a vividly coloured Turkish carpet and armchairs upholstered in primary colours the atmosphere is anything but crusty.

Grace, an armchair upholstered in an acrylic blend bouclé called Thickett Flannel, is $799 at Room & Board, roomandboard.com or (800)301-9720.

Tables, with armchairs upholstered in leather, are placed far apart, so eavesdropping is difficult.