Recliners & Chairs

Start with the floor plan, not the fabric. Every recliner needs room behind it to lean back. Measure the spot on your floor, then measure it again with the chair fully open. If the only place for the chair is against a wall, none of these will fit. That single measurement rules out more chairs than any other.

After the floor plan, the next question is power or manual. A power recline and a USB port make sense if you will sit for long stretches with your hands full, nursing a baby or reading. Our nursery chairs with swivel and rock are built for that.

In a living room, a manual recliner gives you the same seat and the same recline with fewer parts that can fail. If you don't need to rock or swivel, a stationary recliner costs less and still leans back. The charging port is a convenience, not a necessity, and the one chair with a reading light is lovely but a floor lamp does the same job for less.

Fabric should match who lives in the room. Faux fur is soft and warm, but it can show wear sooner than corduroy if a dog jumps up or a toddler climbs on it. Corduroy in cream or white may need more cleaning than gray or brown. If the chair is for a quiet corner, choose the one you want to touch. If it is for a busy family room, choose the darker corduroy and move on.

This department won't suit a chair that must sit tight to a wall. None of these chairs have storage under the seat, so if you need a place to tuck blankets, you'll need a side table. And if you're looking for a full living room set, these are single accent chairs, not a sectional.