Recliners

Recliners are no longer the biggest or bulkiest chairs in the room. Today they stand out for completely different reasons and come in a wide range of designs.

• Recliners are still the comfortable and inviting chairs we remember--they've just got a lot more style and pizzazz now to suit any home decor.
• These chairs are becoming more fashionable, sleeker and they obviously don't look like the recliners of the past. They used to be basically designed for men but the women of the house now want something more tailored to them.

Figure A

Fabrics have been updated to fit the more modern look of the chairs (figure A). Chenille, tone-on-tone and even tapestry fabrics create a rich look on the recliner.

With the range of styles and fabrics available, recliners are appealing to young adults just starting out in their first home.

Figure B

Today's recliners lean toward technology. E-cliners have a smooth and silent electrical mechanism, which replaces the visible side lever, to position the chair where desired . Some have armrests that hide a laptop computer holder (figure B).

Resources
recliners - Glabman's
Glabman's
525 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
USA
Phone: 626-683-3660
URL: www.glabman.com

recliners - La-Z-Boy
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
Website: www.lazyboy.com
Guests
Dave Jacoby
Oskar Huber Furniture
254 West Swedesford Road
Berwyn, PA 19312
Phone: 610-251-9909
Fax: 610-251-9914
URL: www.oskarhuber.com

Eric Guenther
Designer, Whim Design
31831 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: 949-388-9600
E-mail: erguenther@aol.com
Also in this Episode

Smart Design : Episode SDN-103
•	Recliners
•	Color Cooks!
•	Light Fantastic
•	Oilcloth