BIFL modern-looking recliners: Room & Board, Stressless, others?

3 years ago by PartyCat to c/buyitforlife

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/209191

Love recliners, hate cheap-feeling ones, hate the aesthetic of the overstuffed ones. Stressless is a popular rec but I'm not into their separated ottoman design, and my wife doesn't like the looks of the powered ones. Is R&B the next best choice, or any other brands that stick out as BIFL?

altrent2003 3 points 3 years ago

Can't comment on R&B, but had stressless for the last 15 years, and really happy with them. It holds very well.

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the_kbar 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah, I went and checked their stuff out in person. Feels really solid. What bummed me out is that their manual recliners require you to go with a separated ottoman that doesn't tuck away, and while the powered recliners do tuck the footrest away when not in use, I didn't really want to get a powered recliner if I could avoid it.

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introvrt2themax 2 points 3 years ago

Have you checked La-Z-Boy? I have a couch we bought approximately 10 years ago that still looks great.

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the_kbar 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah, they're certainly comfortable but holy crap are they ugly-looking. I went to the La-Z-Boy store near me and everything looked like the kind of chunky overstuffed furniture my grandparents used to have. Again, absolutely not debating the comfort -- but it's gotta pass the aesthetic test, at least to some degree.

Any specific models they carry with more of a contemporary look that you'd recommend?

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phario 1 point 3 years ago

I’m curious about this chain as well! Your concerns (like a footstool that can’t be easily hidden) are the same as mine.

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