Alvis you're a legend, thanks for your tutorial!

Thanks Pilou for your insight as well.

Yours looks quite a bit better than mine. Could you give a point form explanation as to how you went about achieving that?

I'm new to modelling furniture so I'm struggling with this one. I've downloaded Curviloft to help but I'm still not sure what the best way to go about tackling this would be. I've attached a picture of the chair, sorry it's so small - it's the only reference I have. Any tips or suggestions will be appreciated.