I'm finally down to two finalist chairs for my living room, the Benson Glider (4703G) in Weston Navy or the Armstrong (9755) in Capri Navy with a matching footstool (099). The problem is the Armstrong's got a 17 inch seat width, and assuming it's not a misprint in H&M's listing sounds uncomfortable so I'm focusing on the glider.

In person, Weston Navy is a wonderful and deep shade of blue which is appears much lighter in every photograph I see (including photographs of the swatch I've taken!). The feel is nice (though not Capri level) so I feel comfortable with the choice of Weston on the glider. My goal here is to avoid having a standard glider and which is a more fun piece. I like what I've seen of the decorative stitching on pieces on the forum here with burnished/pullup leathers, and when I try to envision the arms and backrest welt/seams in an "i" or "j" pattern I think it adds some style.

My other thought is to add a gimp in an accent color, possibly Weston Cane Burnished. If I do that, I'm also considering having the fronts of the arms done in the same shade and possibly having the gimp extended to run under/around the roll of the top to effectively frame the back/curves of the piece while still keeping the main body's lines uninterrupted. I'm drawing inspiration from the fabulous pictures of the Somerset Cane pictures here.

Is this crazy and too much? Is there a better way to make this piece snazzy? My take on this piece is H&M's workers are artists and I'd like to show off what they can do to make what appears to me to be a fairly standard piece unique without being obnoxious/forced.

Thanks for any advice or thoughts!