What chair for reading?

In this area, the relaxation armchair is the perfect ally to fully enjoy your moments of reading. You can choose a manual or electric armchair according to your preferences, with the idea of ​​personalizing the comfort and your installation in the chair.

Let’s examine this in more detail…

Ergonomics and comfort

Depending on your preference or the time chosen, you can opt for a reading armchair with a straight backrest that will offer very good support for the back and keep it straight. You can also take full advantage of your reading moment while lying down, and that's why the relaxation armchair ill be your best ally! You can thus, if you wish, lower the backrest to read in an almost lying position.

In these two cases, it is necessary to support the head with an adjustable headrest, or to opt for a relax chair with a high backrest in order to avoid pain in the neck.

Another important element for good reading is the height of the armrests. We advise you to choose a model with high armrests for a reading armchair. Indeed, the armrests play an essential role during reading and must be high enough so that you can naturally place your forearms on them, without any tension. Finally, it will help for a relaxing reading by having your book at good eye level.

A reading chair must be comfortable and functional thanks to the relaxation functions. For the padding, we recommend that you opt for a "high-resilience" foam considered to be the most comfortable, and which also has the advantage of aging well.

The footrest: an essential element

The reading chair is usually accompanied by a footrest. Whether integrated into the chair or independent, it will be very practical for raising your legs and increasing your relaxation. This will be all the more true if you place the chair in a relaxation position by lowering the backrest. Finally, as we have already explained in other articles, it will promote blood circulation during your reading.

When you are not using the chair, the footrest will not be lost! It can also be used as a side table or additional seat if you opt for a model with independent footrest.

The material and the design

For the use of a relaxation chair centered on reading, the design and the material do not matter, especially if comfort is at the rendezvous!

It will still be important to choose an armchair that matches your interior, both in terms of its design and its color. Regarding the material, it will only be a question of preference: a velvet armchair will be very pleasant to the touch, a leather will be cooler but more durable, with the possibility of course to add cushions to accentuate the comfort. 

Well, you know everything! All you have to do is open your book and make yourself comfortable in your reading chair!