Despite their name, you don't need to have a negroni in your hand to use a cocktail chair, though you might enjoy the experience more. These small, upholstered chairs look just as good in the corner of a bedroom as they do next to a small bar cart in a gloomy spot, or flanking a fireplace.
Cocktail chairs first gained popularity in the 1950s and were intended to be compact and easily manoeuvrable. Today, they come in many shapes and sizes, from the frothy and frilly to the sculptural. Below, Elena Smintina has shaken up an edit of the best.
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