Wide Chaise Lounge

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Comfortable and chic, a wide chaise lounge is a great addition to any living room. Unlike a regular chaise lounge, a wide chaise means you can stretch out to your heart’s content. You can even snuggle up with a partner or a beloved pet without any squishing. From regal velvet to classic polyester, we’ve picked out some of the best wide chaise lounges for you.

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Wide Chaise Lounge

Buying Guide

A chaise lounge is a different and interesting piece of furniture to have in your home. Many people like to keep a chaise lounge in their bedroom to provide another form of relaxation. Unless you have bought many of these items and have all the necessary knowledge, it's good to discover important factors to consider before buying one. Here are some tips to help you in your search for a wide chaise lounge.

How to choose the size chaise lounge?

It's very rare that you find a small chaise lounge, simply because the design itself is not meant to be compact and small. The average chaise lounge is six feet in length and around two feet wide. A wide chaise lounge is therefore even wider than this, so you can expect it to measure three feet or more in width.

The first step is to make sure that you will be able to fit a chaise lounge somewhere in your home. You may have to rearrange some furniture or get rid of something from the bedroom to make it fit comfortably.

A chaise lounge can also be positioned on your patio or decking area. If this is the case, you should ensure that you buy a chaise lounge which has waterproof material, or that you bring in the furniture during bad weather.

What are the best materials for a chaise lounge?

Indoor and outdoor chaise lounges will vary slightly in material, so you will find plastic and metal chaise lounges for outdoor use and fabric and wooden chaise lounges for indoor use.

One thing to consider when choosing a material is where you want to keep the chaise lounge. If you want it to be kept indoors, you should choose a soft and comfortable material. This could be suede, fabric or even leather. For outdoor chaise lounges, you should invest in materials such as plastic – you can cover the furniture with detachable padded cushions for comfort while outdoors.

Softwood is a popular material for chaise lounges which are kept indoors, but they are not durable enough to go outside. Hardwood is a better choice if you have children or you think your new furniture could be prone to a little bit of wear and tear.

Wicker is another common material that you will see for chaise lounges, and there are normally thick padded cushions over the frame of the chaise lounge for luxury and comfort.

What color chaise lounge should you pick?

While you might not be able to change much about the frame of your chaise lounge, the cushions, padding and fabric are where the fun begins. You have a lot of control over the colors of these particular features, so you can choose to contrast or match your existing furniture and décor.

If the cushions of your wide chaise lounge are detachable, you will be able to switch and mix the cushions on a regular basis or as you change your bedding or other accessories.