Interior Define Graham Chair Review

My home office is cozy, which is a cute way of saying it’s small. Since it also doubles as my yoga studio and reading nook I wanted the office portion to be aesthetically pleasing while also blending into the background. Here is an honest review of the Interior Define Graham chair, and how I landed on it as my home office desk chair.

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Office Chair Criteria

After buying our first condo in 2021, I decided that I would take the time, and invest the money, into decorating the home the way I really wanted. Not that you can’t do that in a rental, it’s just for me I never knew how long I would be staying in that spot. I know I’ll be staying here a while, and the furniture pieces will fit the space as long as we are here.

Once I knew exactly what the room would be used for, planned out where everything would go, and landed on a design scheme, I could finally start looking for furniture.

I’m not sure exactly what to call the style of my home office/yoga studio/reading room, but I had a vision in my head of dark and moody, yet cool and glam. I loved LittleEdwardian‘s lounge and kind of used that as a jumping-off point.

So with the walls painted black I wanted a minimalistic black desk and an all-black chair to go with it, but it needed to be comfortable, and something that could also act as a guest chair if needed.

Why the Interior Define Graham Chair as an Office Chair?

After searching for a long time, and I do mean a long time, I couldn’t find what I was looking for. Most black chairs didn’t have gold legs or if it was 100% black, they had poor reviews and wouldn’t be comfortable sitting in them for long periods of time. Remember, I was kind of looking for a dining chair, but instead of sitting on it for two hours at dinner, would be sitting on it for around ten hours while working.

That’s when I came across Interior Define and the option to create a custom chair. The Graham chair is offered in 119 different fabrics that come in a variety of colors and fabrications and you can choose from matte black or matte brass leg colors. They also offer the chair with contrast piping but since I was looking for it to blend into the background that wasn’t for me.

On paper the chair looked great but since it was so new there were no online reviews for me to read through. Luckily we have an Interior Define store here in Chicago so I went and sat in it in person. It seemed like it would be quite comfortable but how much can you tell after sitting in a chair for five minutes?

After looking at the fabric choices I decided to place an order for the ebony performance velvet with matte black legs. It was definitely more than I wanted to spend, but Interior Define has 15% off sales pretty frequently so I waited for one of those to place my order.

My Experience With Interior Define

Interior Define is known for making high-quality, custom furniture at a lower price than most custom furniture brands by cutting out the middle man.

I’ve heard some mixed reviews on Interior Define’s customer service, but I’ve had nothing but great experiences with them. And I’ve been in contact with them quite a bit as I ordered my furniture in August and only received the Graham Chair in January and am still waiting on my Caitlin reading chair ordered at the same time (update: the Caitlin chair has arrived and the full review is posted).

I love that they will send you free swatches of fabrics so you can decide what works for you. The online chat feature is excellent and I used it both before placing my order and after. When I was measuring my door to see if the Caitlin chair would fit through the frame, the customer service associate was prompt in letting me know the dimensions with the feet removed. When I unexpectedly didn’t get both furniture pieces delivered together, I used the chat feature again, and not only was the customer service associate able to assist, he’s been personally emailing me every step along the way to keep me updated.

The Graham Metal Frame Upholstered Chair Review

First, let me start by saying the chair is gorgeous. Although ordered in ebony, which is a pure black, when the light hits the velvet a certain way it almost looks dark grey. I love it as it gives the piece some dimension without calling attention to it.

Sitting in the chair is comfortable, for the most part. Here is where I have a few caveats so let me be as transparent as possible (but feel free to drop a comment below if you have questions I haven’t answered).

There are dimensions on the Interior Define website, and I did measure, but probably not thorough enough.

The seat is deep, so when I have my back against the back, my feet do not touch the floor (I’m 5’4″ but really I think it depends on how long your legs are) which puts a strain on my knees. For the time being, I have yoga blocks under my desk and put my feet on those which work great, but aren’t aesthetically pleasing. I plan on getting a pretty footrest, but I can’t seem to find what I have pictured in my head (let me know if you know of a good spot) so I may have to make one.

Since this isn’t a traditional office chair and the height isn’t adjustable, I can’t cross my legs because of the lower shelf of my desk. Now you may not cross your legs, but when I’m sitting for ten hours, I switch positions frequently. After taking the blog post photos I removed the lower shelf of my desk which makes it a much more pleasant experience. The desk was inexpensive and just OK so it’s fine to disassemble it, and now I’m on the hunt for one I do love.

Final Verdict on the Graham Chair

I love it and I’m very happy with it! Is it slightly annoying that I now need to buy a new desk and find a footstool? Yes. But those are very specific problems based on the desk that I owned and my height challenges, haha.

It’s gorgeous, quite comfortable, and you can’t beat the design options. No question the Graham chair would make a great dining chair, but if you are looking for a beautiful, high-quality desk chair I recommend it.

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