Sunday Salon: Reading Chairs
Posted by Cottontimer on 13 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Knick Knacks, Reading
My family and I are business expats currently living in London UK. We have a lovely home and although our furniture is rented, it’s functional and comfortable. The one thing I wish we had is a reading chair.
When we finally get the chance to live in our own home and buy our own furnishings, I’d love to have a cushy arm chair to curl up in and read (and sleep) for a few hours. Something that’s comfortable enough for my children to snuggle up in as well.
This Adam reader chair and ottoman from Levenger looks impressive but not particularly comfortable. I’m also not a big fan of leather furniture.

This nobodyandco Bibliochaise is innovative but with hard edges on all sides.

A Bedtime Reading Chair looks very comfy but a bit boring and commonplace. (And probably close to something I would get in the end.)

Crate and Barrel has a big selection of chairs. The Lounge Chair and a Half looks cosy although the arms look hard.

These Thomasville Sunset Reading Chairs are classic looking but not cushy in the least.

Finding a good reading chair could be tougher than I thought! Do you have a reading chair? Even better, do you have a picture of a reading chair to share?
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Just finding a chair I was comfortable with, let alone a reading chair proved a nightmare the last time I tried and when I did finally find something I liked half my friends who tried it declared it was no good for their Back/leg length/ padded bottom etc. I think the only answer here is to just go out and keep trying the originals until you find one that’s right for your shape.
Ann, Sounds like I should just settle for a beanbag.
Ohhh, you definitely need to get a giant beanbag then! We got ours from Costco and it is the comfiest thing I’ve ever sat in. You can see parts of it in a couple of the photos here: http://echomyst.livejournal.com/329711.html
It’s called a “Love Sac” and I believe they have a website…
echomyst. Yours is a very sensible color. Our Sumo Omni is bright orange.
I think I am constantly in search of the perfect reading chair. Really, I do like our hideously ugly and old LazyBoy recliner, but I long for something luxurious and attractive. Most of my reading, though, is done in bed.
SmallWorld, I do most of my reading in bed too! Mostly because the quietest time of day for me is just before bedtime.
I’m hoping someday that will change, though. No chance of that anytime soon since I’m due with #2 in a couple of months.
I have the best reading/blogging chair ever. Unfortunately I won’t take a picture of it, until I finally get it cleaned.
But its an antique cushy mauve (ok kinda pink) velvet chair. Think of something you might see in Beauty and the Beast.
It is lovely. I begged my guitar teacher for that chair for 10+ years, and he finally sold it to me a few months ago for under a $100.
Its a steal…..but it really needs to be cleaned…but I am too scared to clean velvet myself….and haven’t found the right people to come in and do it for me.
I will though.
You would love it. Its completely unique.
Laura,
C’mon! I’m sure the dirt won’t show in the pic. It sounds like a wonderful chair!!
Alright Hsien,
you asked for it….but I am ashamed of how dirty it is…its antique dirty.
You might enjoy the friend who sis atop of it, though.
Rest assured, the chair is very very comfortable.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80552564@N00/2412580855/
I say nay to all of these! The “boring” blue one looks the most comfortable. But the chair and a half SHOULD be the best one and yet Crate & Barrel’s looks hard and bony. Boo! My friend Cola has a chair and a half from I think Macy’s that is very nice, but I love these people the most for their chairs:
http://www.harvesthomestores.com/catalog/?category_id=1
they are local to me, and someday I am going to own a sofa AND a chair and a half from them!
Thanks for the link, Danica! The Catalina collection looks sooo cozy.
I like the boring blue one too. It’s the closest to a bed, which is where I like to read.
Kathy, I’m starting to think “reading bed” could be a good marketing ploy.
ooops!
here it is. remember no judging, because I know it needs cleaning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80552564@N00/2412580855/?edited=1
Laura, Your reading chair looks lovely!
Hi:
Only chair I’ve found is with Thos. Moser. Lounge chair and ottoman.
Made of real wood and sewn cushions. Not bolted and stuck together.
http://www.thosmoser.com