Oversized Swivel Chairs
Buy the best oversized swivel chairs selected and recommended by interior designers. By Chloe Hughes.
Have a large chair but sometimes it is in direct sunlight? Then swivel it. With oversized swivel chairs, changing the direction of your chair to adjust the view is quick and easy. And they are perfect for reading or cuddling. Big, plushy, and built to hold just about anybody, these oversized swivel chairs change the dynamic in furniture direction and placement.
Oversized Swivel Chairs
Buying Guide
Chloe Hughes
Interior Design Expert
Chloe is a highly-regarded expert in all things vintage and antique. She’s excited to share her vast knowledge with readers and clients wishing to infuse their homes with a mixture of old-time warmth and modern comfort. In addition to her design work, Chloe regularly volunteers at her local community center, teaching DIY projects to adults and kids.
Oversized swivel chairs can be a comfortable place for a petite person to curl up or a firm underpinning for a tall person who has developed some bulk. Swivel chairs can help make a small space traversable, and oversized chairs make much more comfortable seating for large people. Small chairs can be uncomfortable or might have limited ability to support the weight involved. This can present a situation that’s not only lacking in comfort but can even present a hazardous situation. Sturdily built oversized swivel chairs can answer the need for large, sturdy, comfortable furniture.
Oversized swivel chairs can come in all sorts of styles from a prosaic office chair to an incredibly comfortable overstuffed reclining armchair. Styles can even include a space-age bowl-shaped plastic bar stool, or a modern curved armless leather upholstered chair. No matter what style of furnishings you favor, you'll find anything from ultra-modern steel and chrome to shabby chic soft upholstery, or super luxurious furnishings that include mahogany and velvet.
Office setting
Office desk chairs are often swivel chairs, with wheels on the legs, to make access to the desk easy to handle. Poorly fitting chairs can present a problem for anyone. A chair that’s too short creates cramped legs and poor circulation, just as chairs that are too tall for smaller people can create a situation where they have dangling feet or are even in danger of turning over poorly designed chairs on wheels. An oversized chair, built with appropriate engineering to handle the added weight of a large man – or a large woman – can present greater comfort and even greater safety for a person who might be required to sit at a desk for most of their day. When combined with ergonomic design, large, well-designed oversized office chairs can make a huge difference in production efficiency.
Living rooms
Oversized swivel armchairs can lend comfort to a living room. There’s no good reason for people who are in the six-foot, more than three-hundred-pound range to suffer discomfort thanks to inadequate seating in their own home. A comfortable chair is a worthwhile investment. For professional offices, sturdy furniture is a must. For smaller people, an oversized swivel armchair can be a comfortable place to add cushions and curl up in ways not possible in smaller seating options. Having one or two oversized swivel armchairs in any home makes it easier to offer comfortable seating for any guest.