Use Lift Chairs to Help Scale Your Room

How Do Lift Chairs Work?

Lift chairs are seats that contain a powerful lift system in their base that lifts the base of the chair forward, assisting you in standing up. These chairs are supremely useful to those of us who have trouble transitioning from a seated to a standing position and vice-versa. The lift system can be used in either way, from standing to seated or seated to standing.

Who Benefits from a Lift Chair?

Anyone who has trouble with mobility, particularly in the hips and knees, will benefit from a lift chair.

Lift Chair Features

Just like any other variety of recliner, lift chairs come with a wide variety of features and perks. For example, some of Slumberland’s lift chairs come with a power reclining feature, which is excellent for anyone who just wants to lean back and relax after a long day. The power recline feature is additionally beneficial for anyone with lower back problems, as it releases a lot of the pressure on the lower back. Additionally, some lift chairs come with a massage function, which is perfect for people who get knots in their back or who just want a pleasant release when seated. The massage function of some Slumberland lift chairs is unparalleled.

Some lift chairs also have an adjustable headrest, so you can shift the angle at which your neck is propped up. This feature is particularly helpful for those that frequently have sore necks, as the adjustability of the headrest helps mitigate this. Some Slumberland lift chairs also have a charging capability, so you can maintain a full charge on your phone and other devices while seated. Keep your phone charged while enjoying a relaxing recliner! Many lift chairs also have a wall-hugging feature, so they occupy little space. This way, you can be certain that your lift chair will not be overly obtrusive in your space.

Lift Chair Material

Slumberland’s lift chairs are available in a variety of materials, each with its own pros and cons as a material. The materials our lift chairs are made out of are fabric, leather, microfiber, and vinyl. We will go into more detail about the pros and cons of each material below.

Vinyl

This material makes for an excellent choice of sofa material, as it is more durable than fabric and just as easy to clean. vinyl has a classic appearance which many enjoy. Vinyl can be cleaned with common fabric cleaners. however, it does stain reasonably easily.

Fabric

This is among the most common and least expensive sofa materials. Fabric is reasonably durable, and it's a simple matter to clean it. However, fabric does stain rather easily. However, you can simply use a common household fabric cleaner to clean these stains without much difficulty.

Microfiber

This is a material that is extremely comfortable and reasonably durable. Microfiber is very soft and enjoyable to be seated on, and it will last as long as fabric. An unfortunate quality of microfiber is how easily it stains, as it is very absorbent. However, these stains can be gotten out with conventional cleaners, much like fabric.

Leather

Genuine leather is a classic-looking and elegant material that is very tough and will last a long time. Leather is also extremely difficult to accidentally stain, and it will maintain its original bright coat for many years. The largest detracting quality noticed in leather is the requirement that leather cleaners be used to clean it and the cumbersome nature of dealing with stains if they do occur.

How Lift Chairs Can Scale Your Room

Scaling a room is keeping all the various pieces of home furnishing in them proportion so as to maximally utilize the space that you have. A lift chair can be tremendously effective at scaling a room, as they typically have a square profile and they, are relatively inconspicuous and easy to place. A lift chair can be put directly behind the focal point of your living room, whatever that is.

For example, in many homes, the television is the focal point of the living room. This means that placing the lift chair directly in front of the television would be a good way to begin dividing the room. You’d have the quadrant to the front and left of the lift chair, to the back and left, to the front and right, and so forth, effectively dividing the room into convenient quadrants around the lift chair.

Alternatively, say you don’t want the lift chair to take up too much space in the room, then you can take advantage of a feature some Slumberland lift chairs have. This is to say, the wall-hugging feature. With this feature, you will be able to place your lift chair directly against a wall, so it will not take up much space in the room. This way, you can organize the rest of the room separately and simply have a lift chair tucked into a corner somewhere flush with the wall.

Another good way to use the lift chair to scale the room is to decide that one half of the room will be the lift chair/recliner half of the room and decorate around that. So, in this case, you’d take one half of the room and center the lift chair in it, and then you’d decorate around it. Perhaps place a coffee table in front of the lift chair, but not too close so that the lift feature remains unobstructed. Maybe you add a flower vase on a table next to the lift chair, or you put a lamp next to the lift chair.

Also, when decorating, remember the rule of thirds, which states that most decorative features and structures in a room should be divided into three. So maybe you have one-third of the room with the lift chair at an angle toward the center, and the next third of the room is the television and sofa and coffee table, set somewhat back from the lift chair. Then the final third of the room is decorated with an accent chair at the opposite angle of the lift chair, thereby creating symmetry. Whatever you decide, have fun decorating and enjoy your new lift chair.

Slumberland Furniture

We have a host of lift chairs and a huge assortment of other pieces of home furnishing, so stop by your local Slumberland store as soon as possible! Our professional staff is ready and eager to assist you in finding what you need.