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Lexicon 194840109891 Boswell Gray Velvet 2-Piece Living Room Set

3.9 (19 reviews)

The Boswell's Chesterfield silhouette and genuine velvet upholstery bring tailored living room elegance to a two-piece set that works as hard as it looks.

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Overview

The Lexicon Boswell is a two-piece living room set — sofa and loveseat — designed in the Chesterfield tradition: heavily rolled arms, deep button tufting across the seat back and cushions, and nailhead trim along the frame perimeter. The upholstery is a gray velvet fabric that catches light directionally, giving the pieces a dimensional appearance that flat-woven fabrics cannot replicate. The legs are cherry-finished wood bun feet, a period-appropriate detail that grounds the set's traditional silhouette. Both pieces arrive requiring assembly, which in this construction category means attaching the feet rather than building structural components from flat-pack components.

The Boswell is built for buyers who want a formal living room aesthetic — a space that reads as intentionally decorated rather than assembled from convenience. The gray velvet color sits between warm and cool, making it adaptable across a wide range of wall colors and accent choices without committing the room to a specific palette. Practically, this set rewards households where the sofa sees moderate rather than heavy daily traffic: the velvet pile requires periodic maintenance to stay uniform, and the tufted surface is not the most forgiving material for spill-prone environments. For a formal sitting room, a reading room, or a living space used primarily for adult entertaining, the Boswell offers a level of visual polish that is genuinely uncommon at this price tier.

Key Features

Includes one (1) loveseat and one (1) sofa

Gray velvet fabric upholstery

Button tufting and nailhead trim

Heavily rolled arms and cherry bun feet

Requires assembly

Specifications

Includes
One (1) sofa, one (1) loveseat
Upholstery
Gray velvet fabric
Accents
Button tufting, nailhead trim
Arms
Heavily rolled
Legs
Cherry-finished wood bun feet
Assembly
Required

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • The Chesterfield-style button tufting and nailhead trim on both pieces deliver a tailored, finished look that reads as significantly more expensive than the price point suggests.
  • Gray velvet upholstery is a versatile neutral — it pairs with warm, cool, and mixed-tone room palettes without requiring a redecorating commitment.
  • Receiving both a sofa and loveseat in a single coordinated purchase eliminates the style-matching guesswork of sourcing seating pieces separately.
  • Cherry-finished bun feet add a traditional furniture detail that elevates the set above slab-base budget alternatives.

👎 Cons

  • Velvet upholstery shows touch marks and directional pile changes under normal use, requiring periodic brushing to restore a uniform appearance — a maintenance obligation that performance or textured fabrics do not share.
  • Assembly is required for both pieces; buyers without basic tool familiarity or physical capacity to position and flip the furniture during foot attachment will need assistance.
  • Product dimensions are not published in the available specifications, making pre-purchase room-fit planning dependent on contacting the retailer or measuring delivered packaging.
  • Heavily rolled arms, while aesthetically distinctive, reduce usable seating width relative to a flat-arm sofa of the same overall dimension — a practical trade-off worth considering for smaller rooms.
  • Nailhead trim and tufting buttons are decorative elements that can work loose over years of use and are not straightforward to replace without professional reupholstery experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

The set includes one sofa and one loveseat, both upholstered in the same gray velvet fabric with matching button tufting, nailhead trim, rolled arms, and cherry-finished bun feet. They are designed as a coordinated pair for the same room.
Assembly is required for both pieces. Typical assembly for this style involves attaching the bun feet to the base frame — a process that usually takes 15–30 minutes per piece with basic tools. The primary structural components arrive pre-assembled; you are not building the frame from scratch.
Velvet upholstery shows directional shading from touch and use, which is a characteristic of the material rather than a defect. It can be brushed back into uniform appearance. It is moderately practical for everyday household use but is more vulnerable to pet claws and food spills than performance fabrics or leather. Regular light vacuuming with an upholstery attachment maintains the pile.
Product dimensions are not specified, so measuring your doorways and comparing to the sofa's packaged dimensions before delivery is strongly recommended. Chesterfield-style sofas with heavily rolled arms tend to be deeper and wider than contemporary low-profile designs, and the bun feet add to the floor-to-base height.
Nailhead trim on upholstered furniture can be dented or dislodged by impact. Handle the pieces by their frames rather than the trimmed edges during assembly and repositioning. Individual nailheads that work loose can typically be pressed back into the fabric if the hole is intact.