To be honest, the best way to generally to model is to plan, plan, plan. Get as much reference material as you can - drawings of views of your object from as many different angles as possible, different scales, etc.
Then decide, how best to model it, what your approach will be, etc before you begin to even think about touching Modeller.
Not only will planning beforehand make you a better modeller, but you'll be less likely to make mistakes, and you'll end up with a cleaner mesh at the end.
As for the sharp edges on your chair, then stick with the subpatches. Nothing in the real world has a razor sharp edge (otherwise how else will you get those specular highlights?). So, stick with a subpatch, and add a couple of Bandsaws along the edges of the model. If you add a couple right at the edge, this should give you a nice sharp finish, with just enough curvature to give a convincing specular highlight along it.
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