is there such thing as a luxury recliner?

Behold the beauty of a purple tufted leather electric recliner. Yep, I said it. Recliner. 

For all my designer friends that’s pronounced rəˈklīnər, the upholstered armchair that can be tilted backward, especially one with a footrest that simultaneously extends from the front. 

A whole category of chairs shunned for their often uncanny resemblence to a giant puffy baseball mitt. 

Perhaps it’s from so many lazy days spent at the Lake of The Ozarks, or my years here in Steamboat where we love our Apres, but I am quite comfortable (pun intended) with the idea of a recliner… or two!

Comfort matters. Kicking back to read, or to watch TV,  or to snooze is just time well spent.  Recline, relax, renew, right?

This is where I confess that I have one in my home. My Verona. It’s purple.  It used to live at David Chase’s showroom , a first and favorite local Steamboat furniture resource for me, and I would sit in it every time I was working in the Central Plaza showroom. There were times that I just went to visit the double wide purple chair.

Then when David called to say he was changing up his display and asked if I wanted to purchase the Verona, I only paused to make sure it would fit through my front door. It did. 

As a designer, I don’t typically introduce the idea of a recliner, but once it’s brought up I don’t push back. I enthusiastucally source the best option for my client. A stylish model to match their comfort requirements is what it’s all about. Now go ahead and imagine kickin’ that chair alllllllllll the way back!

 I can feel some of you still cringing while others are high fiving!🖐️

My favorites can be found at American Leather. Don’t let the name fool you, this US company offers options far beyond leather.