Leather Recliners Blog

If you’re one of those people who are a bit apprehensive about getting leather recliners, put your doubts to rest. The following are some reasons why you should spend your hard-earned money on a luxuriously comfortable leather recliner.

Leather recliners boast superior comfort. Leather is an excellent material for upholstery. It is breathable so it does not trap heat or cold in. This means that your leather recliner would be cool in the summer months and warm in the cold months. Leather is soft to the touch and has a rich texture.

Leather recliners are elegant. Leather has always been a mark of sophistication. Buy a leather recliner for your home and bring in a new air of class and elegance.

Leather recliners are durable. These pieces will last for many years. With proper care and maintenance, you’ll be enjoying this piece of heaven on earth for many lazy afternoons and countless quiet evenings.

Leather recliners are versatile furniture pieces. Leather reclining chairs come in various finishes so you won’t have a problem matching it with other furniture pieces in the room.

So what are you waiting for? Shop for a leather recliner now.

Are you getting tired of just sitting on your recliner and taking it easy? You’re in luck because this article is for bored recliner addicts. Find out how you can put some life, adventure, and fun into your reclining hours.

1. Balance a pen on your tongue while sitting on the recliner. This is not for obsessive-compulsive people. Put the chair in its full reclining position so that you’ll have more room to maneuver in. Then go ahead and do your balancing act. Get someone to time how long you can balance the pen. Keep a record and challenge your friends to a balancing match.

2. Pretend to be a member of the mafia. If you’re living with someone, wait for them to come home. When they’re about 5 minutes away, put on a good suit and smoke a cigar while sitting on the recliner. Turn off the lights except the low lamp beside the chair. When the person comes in, lazily blow some smoke in the air and wait for them to break the silence.

3. Sit upside down. Contemplate on the things of this world while sitting upside down on the recliner. Who knows, you may hit upon a brilliant idea while in that attitude.

4. Get up on the recliner and conduct an imaginary orchestra. Put the recliner where you’re sure to have an audience. Make sure you put on a suit with coat tails. To really get in the mood, put on some orchestra music and wave and point your conductor’s stick every which way as you conduct your way to a scandalously brilliant finale.

5. Do a juggling act. Recline on the chair and juggle water balloons. Or something that will be messy if you drop it. Maybe paint balloons to make it more colorful. You’ll be pressured to do your best not to drop anything or you’ll have to clean it up.

6. Watch the world go by. This is for those who have swivel recliners. Ask someone to spin the recliner while you’re reclining on it. Give instructions to keep on spinning till you raise the white flag or you throw up. Ten points if you throw up on the person spinning the recliner.

7. Get your picture taken posing as an explorer while standing on the recliner. Don your adventurer outfit. If you have a parka and the whole nine yards of cold weather outfit, even better. Stand on the seat of your recliner with one foot on top of the recliner arm. Put one hand on your waist and hold a pole with the flag waving with an imaginary breeze with the other. Smile your best smile.

8. Do a handstand. To make it more interesting, do a handstand with just the one hand on the seat of the recliner. If you can’t get someone to take a picture of you so you can boast about it to your friends, put your camera on a 10-second timer.

9. Do a split. Your legs should be on the arms of the recliner. While doing the split, put your hands together, palms facing each other, and do your best to look mystical. Then ponder on life and its realities.

10. Stand en pointe. Be sure to wear them pointe shoes and put on a tutu if you feel like it. It may look easy to stand en pointe or to stand on the tips of your toes like a ballerina, but it’d take special skill to do it on a recliner. You can pirouette if space allows it.

Ever wonder who first thought of upholstering a recliner with leather? No, it’s not the guy who invented recliners nor any of the companies who manufactured recliners for the last 50 years or so. Chuck Norris invented leather to upholster his recliner. Okay, he didn’t invent it. Inventing a cow is an impossible feat, even for the highly esteemed Mr. Norris. His contribution to the furniture industry is that he discovered the use of leather for upholstery. Here’s how it happened.

One day, Chuck Norris was lazily lounging on his recliner after roundhouse-kicking an unfortunate guy who accidentally bumped into him at a gas station. Poor guy almost got his beard knocked off, but Chuck was in good spirits that day so he only roundhouse-kicked him half-heartedly. Now as Chuck was reclining, thinking about how he can make the world submit to his will, he got thirsty. So he went down to the corner store for a 6-pack of beer.

As he was walking, he passed by a furniture store with recliner displays. He was shocked to see a recliner exactly like his own on the store window! All this time, he thought his recliner was unique.

“That salesman told me it was made especially for me! How dare he make duplicates! I’ll hunt him down and roundhouse-kick him like there’s no tomorrow.”

He was fuming as he quickly made his way back to his house. But before he could get to his house, he saw his elderly neighbor inching along the street with his cane. Chuck thought, “Just one good act for the day and I’ll be able to roundhouse-kick anyone without feeling bad.”

So he picked up his protesting neighbor and brought him to the old guy’s house. The neighbor was screaming the whole time about going to the store but Chuck didn’t listen and just kicked the door open. He sat the man down on the sofa and turned to leave when he saw his neighbor’s recliner, which is exactly like his own. That was the last straw. He went out and roundhouse-kicked everyone within a 5-mile radius.

When his anger was spent, he discovered he was in a cattle ranch. He was looking at the fine Jersey cows when, ding! He thought of a brilliant idea. He’d skin the cows and use their hides to upholster his recliner! He was chuckling to himself as kicked three cows dead. He skinned them and brought their hides to his house and dried them. He was so pleased with his idea that he forgot all about the salesman.

Next morning, he went out to look at the hides but was surprised to see fine leather instead. He never knew exactly how it happened, but he just shrugged and upholstered his recliner with it. Many stories arose as to how he got leather from cowhides overnight, but nobody really got to the bottom of it, even Chuck. Not that he tried.

Chuck rather liked his leather recliner. It matched his macho persona. His friends started praising his recliner and he thought, “What the heck, I’ll tell them about the cowhides.” So he told his friends and they spent months discovering the process of tanning leather and whatnot.

Long story short, Chuck shared his secret because he thought,”As long as I have the very first leather recliner, doesn’t matter how many have them. If I want to have a unique recliner again, I can always roundhouse-kick all the other leather recliners and even all the cows in the Wild West and beyond.”

And that’s how leather was born.

Ever wonder what kind of recliners powerful men lounge in? Do their recliners have more cushion, secret compartments, cup holders and popcorn holders? Are they upholstered in the finest leather from around the world? Do they boast the best reclining mechanism? We can only imagine what their recliners are like.

That’s right, we can only imagine. Let’s imagine what two powerful men’s recliners are like. Say, Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden’s. Why them, you ask. Well, if we’re comparing imaginary recliners, might as well compare those supposedly owned by people on the opposite sides of the spectrum, so to speak. Obama is the most powerful man in the world and bin Laden is also powerful, albeit in a notorious and violent way. We could talk about George Bush’s recliner but he won’t be able to send fighter planes out at will so we’ll nix that. Obama and bin Laden it is.

Barack Obama’s Recliner

What would the most powerful man in the world have for a recliner? Of course it would be upholstered with top-quality leather from the best shorthorns and jersey cows of the Wild West. Okay, leather from just one breed of cow, take your pick. Leather always has that sophisticated look and we’re talking American president here. Shorthorns, lay down your lives and hides. It is for a good cause.

The cushion would most probably be memory foam because NASA came up with that technology and Mr. President is their boss. He’d have their best memory foam technology secrets, perks of the job.

The recliner would have a cup holder for a supersized drink and a snack table attached to the arm. I reckon he’d want to watch them Hollywood movies with an all-American burger and fries combo. On the other recliner arm, he’d have a mini-computer system where he can govern state affairs while watching the tube and listening to what people think about him, his administration, and what he’s doing with the government’s money.

I daresay the recliner would have a parachute installed in it. Why? It’s best to be ready for anything crazy. A secret compartment on the arm with the snack table would conceal a gun. What? Yes, a gun. Who knows someone will slip past security with one of those non-metallic guns. (Are those real or just in movies?) The president can just laugh and introduce the would-be assassin to his pistol. Or a different kind of gun, whichever.

Osama Bin Laden’s Recliner

A world-famous terrorist enjoys notoriety but not exactly comfort. Since bin Laden is in hiding, we can’t really say he’s living in the lap of luxury even though he’s got money.

What would his recliner be like? It could be upholstered with leather though not as fine as President Obama’s. Bin Laden doesn’t have a lot of access to quality cows where he’s hiding so he’d have to make do with whatever’s available. However, he can accessorize with multicolored rugs woven by creative Afghan weavers. He’d have that ethnic flair where Obama has sophistication.

Bin Laden’s secret compartment on the recliner arm would probably contain al-Qaeda’s plans for the next 5 years or so. Don’t be surprised if you see blueprints of buildings and such. A copy of information about all of al-Qaeda’s members since its inception would be hidden in the recliner upholstery. Why would he have valuable information hidden in a recliner? Don’t ask. Terrorists are weird that way. I think he’d also have cash stashed somewhere on the recliner. It’s not like he can just prance into a bank and ask to make a withdrawal.

He’d have a gun hidden somewhere on his recliner. Or a bomb. What’s a terrorist without his weapons of warfare anyway? His ottoman would also be a nice hiding place for a number of other explosive devices. This way, if he has to make a quick getaway without retrieving valuable documents hidden in the recliner, he can just blow it up and send the much-coveted information to ash oblivion.

Now, imagine Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden reclining side by side, each with their unique recliners. I wonder how many would get tickets to see that.

If you have been hankering to curb your smoking but you haven’t been able to quit, here’s a new solution: Recliners. That look of unbelief etched on your face is understandable and also wouldn’t help your smoking problem. Yes, we’re talking about reclining chairs upholstered with either fabric or leather.

And now, the million-dollar question, how? How will steel, cushions, and upholstery assembled together help you sever your bond with your pack of cigarettes?

Before you read on, let me just remind you, keep an open mind. If you’ve tried other ways to quit smoking and they didn’t work, I’d say it’s high time you go with an altogether different approach.

All right. Ready?

Buy the best recliner you can find. Make sure you get the most comfortable, made with the best materials, manufactured with the latest technology in furniture-making, upholstered with superior leather from the finest cows in the country. If it’s the most expensive, even better. Line all recliner superlatives in this one piece. Ask a salesperson for recommendations.

When you finally have that recliner in your living room, do not sit on it just yet. There’s a rule to sitting on it. If you violate it, you will not sit on your expensive recliner. Ask someone to keep an eye on you, make sure you keep to the rule. As with any undertaking meant to make you stop doing something, you need self-discipline and someone to keep you accountable.

Set a goal for every week or month. Be realistic. For example, if you’ve continuously smoked in the past, do not make it your goal to immediately quit smoking or you’ll surely fail. Lessen your smoking one or two sticks at a time.

What’s the rule?

You will not sit on the recliner if you didn’t accomplish your goal.

If you smoked more than you should, too bad, you bought an expensive recliner you cannot sit on. It’ll be even better if someone else can sit on your recliner and make you green with envy. To spice things up, make a price tag for the recliner and slap it on. Make it as prominent as you can. That way, you’ll always be reminded of how much you spent on it.

If things were simple, getting a good recliner from a sale would work just fine. You won’t even need rules. Just sit on your recliner for hours on end and you’ll forget all about smoking. Tell everyone to stay away when you have that dazed and contented look on your face.

But most of the time, things are not that simple. Sitting on a recliner is one of the most comfortable and enjoyable ways to remove stress. Use it to reward yourself when you’ve accomplished your goal.

It’s difficult to discipline yourself? Of course it is. Can it be done? Yes, very much.

So what are you waiting for? Your luxurious recliner awaits you. Don’t let it wait too long.

Has somebody given you a recliner with so much love and goodwill that even though it sticks out as a sore thumb in your living room, you cannot simply throw it out? Well, you’re in the right place because following are 20 ways to destroy a recliner. These are not for the faint of heart so puff out your chest, roll up your sleeves, and read on.

1. Wear it out till it breaks down. I’m not talking about sitting down on it every afternoon after work. I’m talking about jumping on it, vigorously pulling the lever to recline the chair, putting it back into a sitting position, all done with as much force as you can muster. Do this repeatedly for as long as your strength holds up or until it breaks down, whichever comes first. At least you can say you used it well. This will be as much a cardio exercise as going to the gym. Get a much heavier person to do this for you if you’re not inflicting as much damage. Show no mercy.

2. Use it to practice your football skills on. With all the padding, it will be excellent to use the recliner to practice shoving and pushing. Put it in the middle of the front yard or prop it against a tree. This will ensure an audience who will think you’ve gone nuts, but still, they’ll do for a crowd. Crouch on the ground opposite the recliner, about 20 yards away, shout “Fore,” run towards it, and ram into it. You can also put your shoulder against it and push and shove till either you or the recliner falls over.

3. Box its springs out. If you prefer boxing instead of football, use the recliner as a punching bag and punch out its springs and padding. You’re not ready for a fight till you reduced it to a heap of leather, frames, bolts, and padding.

4. Do a physics experiment with it. If you’re the brainy type, try determining how much force is needed to push a recliner that is perched on top of a flight of stairs. Or maybe how fast a recliner falls from a third-storey window.

5. Get a bulldozer and run it over. Don’t do this with your car. You do not want to scratch your car. Bring in the heavy equipment and let them do the dirty work for you. You can put the recliner in the middle of a construction site so you can get in the mood. Bribe whoever’s guarding the bulldozer with a chance to watch a demolition derby, only better.

6. Practice your throwing, pitching, and batting skills on it. If you’re not into boxing and football, bring the recliner out in the yard. Prop it so that it leans forward a little. Practice throwing fastballs and curve balls right in the seat. When you’re done with that, get the bat and practice your batting skills till the stuffing comes out.

7. Do a chemistry experiment with it. Some people prefer chemistry over physics, like me. So if you’re one of those people, do an experiment about how fast a certain acid eats through leather or fabric, padding, and steel or wood. Determine the materials which your recliner is made of so that you make accurate observations and will also be able to recommend further studies.

8. Drag it on rough country. Make an excuse of going camping and sit easy on your recliner beside the campfire. Secure a rope around the recliner, tie the end of the rope to the truck, and tell people that the rope is so it won’t fall over out on the bumpy road. After that, forget to put it on the back of the truck and just drag it down to the Wild West. Ignore people who flag you down to tell you you’ve forgotten to load your recliner.

9. Use it for target practice. Whether you’re into archery or shooting with every kind of gun you can get your hands on, a recliner would make a great target. Draw a target on the back of the recliner and shoot away. Then cap it off with a bazooka target practice.

10. Make a boat out of it. No, don’t take it apart and make a boat out of the materials it’s made of. Just take the recliner out on a body of water, except the pool. Get a paddle so it looks as if you want to paddle out in comfort. If the body of water has a wharf, push the recliner from the wharf to the water, jump down on it, then start paddling. When it starts to sink, make a show of surprise and tell onlookers that you didn’t know it won’t float. Do this in a place where nobody knows you.

11. Learn how a recliner works by taking it apart. Check out how the upholstery was done. Then take out the upholstery and watch how the reclining mechanism works. If you can’t put the recliner back after a careful study of how it works, never mind. You learned from it. It has fulfilled its purpose.

12. Expose it to the elements. Put it in your backyard and let the sun, wind, rain, snow, even sea breeze and bird droppings, reduce it to molecular level. You can put popcorn and other food stuff on it to invite the animal kingdom to do their part in scratching, mauling, and pecking it into oblivion.

13. Get a tan while travelling on it. Tie it to the back of the truck, get somebody to drive for you, and sit back and recline on it while you cruise deserted highways. By the time the recliner’s worn down, you’d have gotten a nice tan.

14. Let it blaze gloriously. Go camping in the middle of nowhere. Pour gas on it, put a 20-yard trail of gas from the recliner to where you’ll watch it burn, then light it up. Let the pyromaniac in you loose just that one time.

15. Pretend it’s disposable. Go watch the sunset by the sea. A good view would be on top of a cliff. After the sun has gone down and the first stars are out, just push the recliner from the top of the cliff to the waiting jagged rocks at the bottom. Never mind if it’s too dark to see it dashed to pieces. You’ve already watched the sunset so you’re good to go.

16. Make a swing out of it. Suspend the recliner from a nice tree branch and while away the hours swinging on it. Okay, it’s not really destroying it but at least it’s out of your house. Plus it seems like a good thing to try. Anyhow, the elements will break down the recliner over time.

17. Watch it roll down a steep incline. A steep hill would do nicely. Or a place where you don’t have to drag the recliner to the top. Just push it and let it roll down the incline. It would make for some unique entertainment, however short-lived.

18. Let your friends wreck it for you. Hold a contest to see who among your friends can come up with the best way to destroy a recliner. The price will be to carry out the deed itself, plus your unending gratitude and goodwill.

19. Let your kids and their friends play on it. Ask your kids to invite their friends over for a sleepover. Then let them play with the recliner. They can jump on it, crank its lever every which way, tip it over, and jump on it some more. A few nights of this and the recliner would give out.

20. Start a recliner demolition derby. Put some wheels on it, add a motor, and put as much horsepower into it. Get neighbors and friends to do the same to recliners they want to get rid off and start a demolition derby. You can only hit someone with the back of your recliner. You do not want to smash your legs in the process. Or you can put a leg guard so that you can ram into anyone every which way. Do it in a muddy field to make it more exciting.

With major environmental problems plaguing our world, more people are looking for ways to help our environment catch its breath. Now if you’re one of the growing number of people who want to sink into the lavish comfort of a recliner but you’re wondering if there are environment friendly pieces that wouldn’t further put down Mother Nature, the answer is yes. It is very much possible to enjoy reclining without having to worry about how your piece of heaven can hasten nature’s downfall.

One of the ways by which you can help the environment is by buying products that are made with environmentally friendly materials. A wide variety of recliners use upholstery fabrics made of renewable and organic materials, such as wool, cotton, rayon, and leather. Recliners made with synthetic materials are usually less expensive, but by buying the ones made with environmentally friendly fabrics, you can be sure that you are also investing in protecting the environment from further degradation.

There are also recliners that use cushioning made of halogen-free fire retardants. The use of such materials is becoming more popular because of the clamor to use environment friendly materials. It was discovered years before that halogenated flame retardants that are used in printed wiring boards generate toxic substances when combusted. This hazard was addressed by the development of halogen-free fire retardants that are used in the construction of a number of products, including recliners.

Now that you know you can get an environment friendly recliner, don’t hesitate to buy your choice of cozy recliner. Just make sure you ask about the materials used in making your comfort seat so that you’re certain you’re getting one that gives a nod to nature.

Large screen LCD and Plasma are becoming more and more affordable to consumers today and they will just get cheaper over time as new technology advances. A good home theatre setting is not complete without a great home theatre recliner. Do not even think about using a regular loveseat to replace the lux recliner, because that will just devalue your entire room settings. The following material makes this royal recliner a “green” recliner. This lux green recliner uses the baltic birch wood and there are no formaldehydes. The foam in the cushions contains no CFCs.

Recliners do come in at different levels of qualities and this is exactly why you see recliners can range from $500 - $4000. If you have enough budget and decide to buy a good recliner, then you should know why such a good recliner worth over thousands.

If we say a recliner is a good quality recliner, then we are essentially saying that the leather has the highest quality. The higher quality leather is usually a full-grain leather. Grain can vary as well depending upon healed scars. High quality leather should offer great breathability and durability. To identify which type of leather is better, you can also look for where is the leather made. The top quality leather is usually made from Italy.

Designing is all about ideas and good designs needs the designer to “think out of the box.”  These are Steven Mullenbach’s (from Minneapolis College of Art and Design) recent work.

For each of the design, there is a dialogue between materials. He says he enjoy using new materials in a traditional way or traditional materials in a new way. If you like these designs, you can visit his personal webpage at:

http://www.stevenmullenbach.com