Few silhouettes are as instantly recognizable as a barrel chair. That continuous, wraparound back — curving from armrest to armrest in one unbroken line — gives the seat its name and, more importantly, the enclosed, cradling...

An industrial sofa is the piece that makes a living room read as industrial before anything else does. The first time I slid a brown leather aviator sofa into a bare loft corner, the whole space...