Recliner or Chair with Ottoman?
Comparison
A recliner is a type of chair that reclines either with the pressure of the occupant or with the use of a remote control. Two main parts of any recliner are the backrest, which can be tilted back, and the footrest, which can be prolonged using a handle on the side of the chair, or automatically with the reclining of the back of the chair. There are also recliners with additional features like massage, vibration and heat.
On the other hand, a chair with an ottoman is a piece of furniture that usually consists of two parts, as the name itself suggests: the chair for sitting and the ottoman for resting the legs. Those two parts can be bought to match both in color and material. Unlike a chair, an ottoman has no back, and is a piece of furniture originally brought from the Ottoman Empire to Europe, and then to America, where it first appears in Thomas Jefferson’s memorandum books. Today we know it as that small piece of furniture that is shaped either like a square or a circle, and the main purpose of which is to serve as a footrest.
Advantages and disadvantages
If you are planning on buying either a recliner or a chair with an ottoman, but can’t seem to decide which one would be better, maybe the best way to start would be to think about that specific place where you would like to put it. Recliner chairs can be bought in many different sizes, and if you are furnishing a small room, it could prove to be a better solution, especially since there are recliners that have a special space-saving setting. Also, the functionality of a recliner chair might prove to be indispensable for a lot of people. On the other hand, a chair with an ottoman is a considerably cheaper option.
If you are not concerned about space, and you are what could be called an interior design enthusiast, a chair with an ottoman might interest you more, since it can be a gorgeous piece of furniture – there are thousands of interesting and creative designs, and you can even combine the colors and materials so that they don’t match. However, since the market is constantly expanding and there are plenty of different models of recliner chairs, they are becoming increasingly popular, even if they usually are larger in size.
Apart from these two options, you can also opt for a recliner chair with an ottoman, since this combination is also available. The most popular ones are made using a combination of wood and leather. Although they do look beautiful, the price is high and they take up a lot of space in the room.
As you can see, each of the options has its own pros and cons. What would work perfectly for someone else, might not be such a good idea for you. Fortunately for you, we deciding has been made a lot easier with this review of advantages and disadvantages of recliners and chairs with ottomans.
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