Recliner Sofas

Below you'll find our guide to recliner sofas. One of the main choices you'll have to make is whether you want a fabric recliner sofa or a leather recliner sofa. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but if you decide to opt for a leather one, you can click on the button below to compare prices on leather recliner sofas at some of the best furniture shops in the UK.

Recliner sofas used to be hard to find; it was much more common to see recliner armchairs.  Now, however, pretty much every sofa retailer stocks recliner sofas, and there’s a style and colour to suit pretty much any home.

When deciding if a recliner sofa is right for your home, there are different factors to consider.

Firstly, you have to make sure you have the right amount of room in your living room for it. You need clearance between the sofa and furniture in front of it to allow the recline function to be used. You also need clearance between the wall and the sofa so that the back of the sofa has space to move into when you recline the sofa. Another thing people often forget is to check they can get the sofa through the doors of the house into the room they want to have it in! So, before setting your heart on a particular sofa, check out the dimensions in your home.

The next thing to think about is how many people in your family there are. Will the recliner sofa be fought over – or do you need to buy two?  If you need more than one, consider the space issues again.

Electric or manual recline?

There are two choices to make about the function of the recliner. You can choose to have a manual recliner, where you set the angle by hand – usually with two or three positions between upright and fully reclined. With an electric recliner you can alter the angle with a touch of a button. You can also save your favourite position, so you don’t have to adjust it each time you sit down. Many electric recliners come with additional features like heated cushions or a massage function.

Construction

The cost of a recliner sofa will reflect the quality of its construction. Things to look out for are whether the wood is soft like pine, or hardwood.  If you choose a fabric sofa, try to ensure the cloth is tightly woven as it will last longer, and that the seam stitching is tight.  Microfibre is a strong, long lasting material. Many recliner sofas are leather and this is the longest lasting cover material for a sofa.  It’s easy to keep clean and will look smart for years.

Colours

There is an amazing range of colours that you can get recliner sofas in – all the colours of the rainbow in fact, and then some. Popular colours for recliners include beige, black, blue, brown, green, maroon, mushroom and white. Think about the room it’s going in, and whether you’re more likely to change the wall décor before the sofa. Decide whether you want the colour in the room to be on the furniture or on the walls. Both can work, but it can be a bit overpowering to have too much colour in one room.

Although you may end up spending more money than you planned to get the recliner sofa you want, you can always make savings elsewhere on your furnishings. It’s very easy to buy a cheap dining table and throw over a beautiful tablecloth to make it look more than it is, for example.

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