Upholstered Chaise Lounge

While the leather chaise lounge might exhibit a Modernist sophistication, the upholstered chaise lounge can take on a variety of characteristics. An upholstered chaise lounge might have an opalescent sheen, like a piece on an old Hollywood set. It might be velvet-lined, with buttons and tufts, suggesting a Victorian parlor room. Or an upholstered chaise lounge might be in a snazzy lime ultrasuede, perfectly suited for the most contemporary of bachelor pads.

Stylish Comfort
When creating an upholstered chaise lounge, today's furniture designers have the freedom to incorporate a variety of styles, influences, and sensibilities - not to mention lively colors like plum, cherry-red, and cobalt blue. Comfort and style combine in an upholstered chaise lounge. Today's best pieces invite reclining and relaxation as well as admiration for its curves and swooping lines.

Storied Past
Though the upholstered chaise lounge to be found in contemporary furniture stores exhibits a sharp cosmopolitan style, perfect for the upscale bachelor pad or the bedroom of a discerning bachelorette, upholstery has been accenting chaise lounges for centuries.

A particularly influential period of furniture making was in the late 18th century in Great Britain. Mahogany proved ideal for carving, and ornate woodwork surrounded cushions and pillows in a variety of patterns. Today, elegant reproductions and reupholstered antiques feature cushions of silk and velvet.

Some contemporary chaises incorporate elements of the classic upholstered chaise lounge - high back, long seat, straight lines - while doing away with woodwork altogether, draping the entire piece in fabric, complete with a ruffled skirt along the bottom edge.