Call it the most romantic piece of furniture you’ll ever own. But whether you call it a loveseat or settee, the cozy two-seater with a 200-year history gets better looking with age. Safavieh has five chic new styles inspired by settees dating to the American colonies.  As early as 1770 settees were characteristically made with square legs and one scrolled arm. That changed when Thomas Chippendale adorned them with his namesake woodworking style. The settee then morphed into a loveseat in the 1880s, and has been updated, restyled and repurposed ever since.

Safavieh’s loveseats and settees are just as romantically built for two as they were centuries ago.  We’ve just improved the look for bedrooms, living rooms, and cramped 21^st century apartments.  Here are five great transitional looks that pay homage to the past, and work equally well in traditional and contemporary homes.

Which loveseat would your lover love for Valentine’s Day?  Tell us on FaceBook—we’d love to know.

1)    Safavieh’s Emmett settee in broad stripe (MCR4585B):

2)    Ambrose button tufted “boudoir loveseat” looks fresh and new sans 1940’s skirt (MCR4582A):

3) From Safavieh’s mid-century Retro collection: Lydia (MCR4586A):

4)    The Emmett settee in menswear pinstripe (MCR458A):

5)    Zachary is chic and transitional – a designer look that’s priced right (MCR8240A):

Happy Valentine’s Day.  And don’t forget to send your Valentine to Safavieh!

The Bergere chair will be 300 years old by the end of this decade and it looks more stylish than ever before–especially in Safavieh’s update.  First created in Paris in the 1720s, this classic chair by now is more than a French tradition—it is beloved around the world. The word bergere translates to “shepardess in French, but it was nobility not the commoners who first loved the design. Originally Bergeres were gilded and covered in fine silk damasks in the jacquard weave.  But the styling has morphed over the years to whitewashed finishes and pale woods that complement today’s casual homes.

Bergere Arm Chair

Matthew Hexagon End Table

Though it looks exotic, the “it” wood of Fall High Point Market is readily renewable Bayur, and Safavieh leads the way with a great new Bayur Collection brimming with fashion-right accent pieces. The lovely maple-leafed Bayur tree is indigenous to India, and n addition to its use as planking and furniture, the tree is also grown as an ornamental tree for its fragrant nocturnal white flowers

Safavieh’s first exotic wood program includes14 accent tables and one lounge chair. Highlights include end tables, stacking tables, tripods, as well as hexagon and octagon taboret shapes with pierced motifs. Most pieces are crafted from bayur wood alone; some are Bayur (a reddish-toned wood) with accents of tamarind heartwood ( a bold red wood, that is extremely dense and durable).The collection includes a ribbon chair (Jeremy Lounge Chair) of Bayur and tamarind.