Who can recommend a good chair?

My husband needs two new knees he bought he bought himself a rise and recline chair and is very happy with it so much he is ordering another one and I will have this one, I do not need (yet) the rise function but the recline is rather pleasant.

I have Arthritic hip and knee I decided a reclining chair may help. I ordered one on line after much looking. It's a manual recliner I ordered it from Wayfair but I don't know what the make is. It's very comfortable and I do think it's helping with my leg swelling and restlessness.

Last year I did come to terms with the fact that I now really needed to have a riser/recliner chair. Did spend a good time looking into these. Learned all about single and double motors, etc. Had a couple of firms who brought chairs for me to 'try' at home.

As my lower back is still painful from a stress fracture there a couple of years ago, and my neck aches a lot dur to age deterioration, I was concerned that any such chair needed to be suitable for these problems.

After much looking and trying, I finally found one at Careco. This has FOUR motors, so separate ones both for neck area and lumbar region, as well as riser and recliner.

Good choice of materials for covering - my other furniture - srea very nice DFS electric recliner armchair and sofa in a just off-white material, rather than try to match this absolutely, I went for a toning one - ends of each arm is wooden, to match in with my floor, etc.

It has been brilliant - had it nearly a year now. Really does everything it claimed and looks good. Very pricey though.... I paid half and my AC paid the other half as my 80th birthday pressie.

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Bought a 1970s Parker Knoll Statesman chair from eBay and had it reupholstered with all fire regs etc, its a real design icon and very comfortable. It swivels and rocks. the chair that is advertised as the most comfortable chair in the world is the G Plan 6250 which you can find on eBay or you can buy new , not cheap though.

I have a Parker Knoll fireside chair, the kind with wooden legs and it's fine. I got it on eBay as the new price made my eyes water! It's very supportive, well made and very comfortable. It will see me out.....

Stressless are ridiculously expensive but sooo worth it.

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G plan works for us. Well made and across the ranges there are a variety of seat heights, depths and firmness. We have two sofas. Different styles, one firmer than the other, one seat higher than the other. They are covered in identical fabric and most people don't realise they are different. Having the choice gives me alternative seating positions, also caters for the vertically challenged guests. . Although the chains sells them we got better service from a local independent store. The catalogue gives full sizing details and was invaluable in planning - they always look smaller in those furniture barns.

We bought our suite from SCS , it was in the sale and I think the whole thing came to about £1700 for 2 2 seaters and an armchair . We invested in electric recliners because I don't just want my legs supported I wanted to choose the angle at which they were raised. I can honestly say best sofa we ever had and when we're away its one of the few things I miss.

We bought our www.allemeble.com furniture on the Internet.

Our 'shabby chic' suite had become very shabby and we lolled rather than sat on it! When he developed a bad back we replaced it with G plan sofas and a chair all with lumbar support. So comfy and supporting and should last till we both expire I think.

It is reassuring that it is not just us! DH was feeling very old when he saw the various websites, but as I said, if the chair is comfortable, who cares about the name? We just want something comfortable and supportive that he can get out of easily as I would rather see him reading his iPad/newspaper/book downstairs in the bay window than spend the day hunched over the desk/computer (playing solitaire!!) If good enough maybe we cold have 2 so I could have one too! Thank you for all the useful suggestions - I have ordered various catalogues, enquired about local-ish suppliers and registered an interest on their websites. Let's see what this week brings.

My daughter has two stress less chairs and i find them lovely and comfy..the downside for me is that i find them too low and have difficulty getting up...

I did make the mistake of buying a manual recliner...yes lovely to sit in and very supportive but i cant push the foot rest back in place!! Wish i had of bought an electric one now...

Stressless is wonderful. We invested in a couple and I can vouch for them. Well made too. Look out for the sales, though.

Soutra that is the sale price. The normal price is eye watering, for me anyway. I googled the chair and it does look good but for me it will staying in the show room.

Yes please dustyangel I too lust after a Sttesslrss ( actually 2- 1 for me ) but at £700 -800 each really can't indulge!"

Nellie, You mentioned the Backfriend once before and I'd forgotten about it. I've decided to order one today. I've been dithering so long about having our Parker Knoll suite recovered and the main reason is that I couldn't face being without it for long. I even had to have 'my' two seater sofa moved up to our winter quarters and the armchair from there put in the spare bedroom until we move back again.
I can tell if a chair will suit me or not just by looking at it too.

Soutra, in my search for the perfect chair I went back to the shop that we bought the original suite from 30 odd years ago. It has now expanded and become more glamorous but still has knowledgeable, experienced and helpful staff. I found that the modern Parker Knolls weren't as good for me as the old one. A lovely one called the Stressless made by Ekthornes was really comfortable and very attractive to look at as well but the cheapest (they do different styles and sizes) one was about £700.
The chap in the store showed me more that they recommended for people with back/hip/knee problems, similar to the HSL ones but I can't remember the name of them. If you want I will phone the store.

Bumped for soutra see below.

Nellie, I have one of those in my car. Not for me, it was my husband's but I cannot bring myself to take it out, but everybody says how comfortable it is.

soutra This might help. I am on my third in 30yrs. I cannot manage without it outside of home. www.medesign.co.uk/shop/backfriend.php?gclid=CN_sx_TNrrwCFSTmwgodhiMAJg

I have had back problems for over 30 yrs and I have to be incredibly fussy about what sort of seat I have. If the angle is only just wrong my back will complain and twinge and I need to get up and move about to relieve it.
I cannot sit up in bed with my legs out straight in front of me so reading in bed is difficult. I cannot sit in any chairs where the seat slopes down to the back of the chair.
I can get out of low chairs, it's sitting in them that causes me pain.

I can now just look at a chair and tell if its right or not.

I am not tall so I need a short seat. My hips need to be higher than my knees and it has to have good lumber support.

I have a "Backfriend" which is fairly portable preformed fibreglass seat and back support. I need this in any car, it does help get my back aligned properly, but it still would not do on one of those very soft wide armchairs.

I have a 1970s Parker Knoll recliner and a three piece suite which is very firm and upright.
However most hotels and guest houses have low soft chairs or those "conservatory chairs" which I cannot use. It makes going away on holiday
awkward as I cannot really sit down and relax.
The only gain about having had this bad back for so long is that I can still squat down on my haunches and get up again without too much trouble. 30+years of not bending my back has left me with strong thigh muscles.