The Chaise Lounge
If your bedroom is large enough, I beg of you, please, add a chaise lounge.
Traditional Chaise Lounge
The chaise lounge got its start as a “fainting couch” — a piece of furniture those tightly-corsetted Victorian ladies could expire on most delicately, yet remain laced and proper. Funny how they could do that and have babies, too.
Today’s chaise lounges are all about relaxation and comfort, curling up with a book at the end of the day, Sunday morning coffee and crossword, or just kicking back with a favorite aria on your iPod.
Below are some of my favorites:
Cortica Chaise
Oviedo Chaise
The chaise on the left is 100% cork! Totally renewable substance, light-weight, and it rocks both side-to-side and back-and-forth. It can be used indoors or out, is perfectly molded to the body, and can be yours for only $4988 from www.branchhome.com . The next chaise is from Restoration Hardware, a channel-stitched leather seat on a chrome base. This piece strikes me as a great TV-watcher, too, and what a step up from the more usual over-stuffed recliner with that silly wood handle on the side. Doesn’t take up much more space, either. On sale for $1635 at www.restorationhardware.com .
Large Bean Bag Pod
