Oxblood Red

Oxblood Red Chesterfield sofas

The colour most people picture when they picture a Chesterfield. Oxblood is a deep, slightly brown-shifted red — closer to a claret than a postbox — and it is the shade that reads as a library, a members' club, a study.

How it ages

Oxblood darkens noticeably in its first two years, particularly on the arm tops and the seat front where hands and light do the most work. The buttons hold their original tone longest, which is what gives an aged oxblood Chesterfield its depth.

What it sits well with

Works hardest against dark green, deep navy and bare brick. It fights cool greys, and it is the wrong choice for a room that gets very little natural light — the red goes muddy rather than rich.

8 models in Oxblood Red from £5

Other leathers

Every model is made in all five. The photographs on each model page show that exact leather rather than a colour-shifted render, so what you see is what arrives.

Not sure which grade of leather you are being sold elsewhere? Read how top-grain buffalo hide differs from bonded and corrected-grain.

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