This Gorgeous Boucle Chair Is A Perfect Dupe For CB2 But Half The Price
Image from CB2
by The Candidly Team
Designing a home to look effortlessly undesigned is hard. No matter how many pretty objects we fill them with, rooms just never seem to come together to look entirely complete.
That is until you find a piece so good, it magically makes everything make sense.
You may think a single chair couldn’t possibly achieve this. You might scoff at the idea that it could create a kind of online craze, inspire a TikTok trend, or set off the rapid- fire production of a loooooong line of dupes.
But behold, this chair. THIS chair IS that special.
Image from CB2
Why?
It’s cozy, lush, inviting, textural, warm.
And yet… it’s also clean, chic, modern, and straight out of a Nancy Meyers set design. All at the same time.
Image from CB2
And while it may have set off a very 2020s-style trend, the chair itself is timeless. It would have been the best piece in your home in the 1960s, and it will probably be the best piece in your home in the 2060s.
So, what’s the downside?
It costs… we’re very sad to say… $1000. Yes. Just one chair.
It’s enough to drive people to do stuff like this.
But before you think we led you all this way for nothing, we’re very excited to announce: we found THE perfect substitute.
THIS chair checks all the aforementioned boxes BUT costs half the price.
We won’t keep you in suspense. This is what it looks like.
Babyletto Madison Swivel Glider, Ivory Boucle
Yes, it’s elegant, sleek, comfy as can be and a beautiful boucle, but, as with all good furniture that’s worth any of our money at all, looks are only half of it.
So many copycat home items that cost a fraction of the price also look, feel, and hold up about a fraction as well. But THIS ONE is literally brimming with accolades and accreditations that speak to its quality.
How is this possible?
Well, we’ll let you in on a little secret. Many of our favorite quality brands also house something called a kids section, where all their high-end, adult-sized nursery items also live.
In many cases, as with this chair, the items are designed to be as aesthetically gorgeous as the rest of the brand line. AND these items are often held to an even higher standard for quality and construction (cause they keep little ones in mind).
Highlights in the case of this particular chair include:
GreenGuard Gold Certified*
FSC Certified Wood*
Emissions-Tested*
Foam used is CertPUR-US*
*Pretty much all just fancy and formal ways of saying it’s mindfully constructed to create a much safer, healthier home.
It’s a little smaller than the original CB2 but still spacious enough to be cozy - especially with the gentle swivel for those of us who like to readjust.
And we know. It’s white. Which naturally adds another level of worry over whether we can realistically keep a chair like this looking fresh in our popsicle-loving household. But to its credit, boucle is supposedly one of those materials that doesn’t absorb a lot of liquid and is therefore said to be fairly easy to clean.
So, if you too have succumbed to the powers of this stunning seating device, we hope our hours of exhaustive research can bring you a little closer to that dream board you made eight years ago of what you thought your home would look like by now.
Price: $499
BONUS
And lastly, here are two honorable mentions that also did a solid job of capturing the essence of the CB2 at pretty much a third of the price.
1. Fabric Swivel Accent Armchair Barrel chair
Price: $323
2. Yaheetech Club Chair Accent Barrel Chair Upholstered Arm Chair
Price: $256
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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