New Chair!

I've been on the hunt for a living room chair for a while. Our couch is tiny and not very good for sharing. It is also from Ikea and, sadly, not very comfortable. I had some requirements for the new chair. Mainly, NOT FROM IKEA. Also, comfy. Maybe vintage? Definitely leather. With an ottoman (because a chair is just a chair... but a chair with an ottoman is BLISS). After a lot of eBay searching, I finally found one that fit the bill. It is the "Siesta" chair designed by Ingmar Relling in the 1960s and made by Westnofa of Norway. These chairs are still in production, however, I think mine is quite old. The chair was designed to be environmentally friendly (way to be ahead of the curve Ingmar!) - it is very light, can be dismantled for shipment, and each piece can be repaired/replaced individually.

Right. Let me just assemble this chair I have never seen in person without any instructions - after I extricate the parts from about 20 miles of bubble wrap and tape. That was a Good Time. By the time I finished, I felt like I had designed the chair myself.

Well, would you look at that. I thought for sure there were some parts missing since there didn't seem to be nearly enough wooden pieces to make a chair. However, the genius of this chair is that the back, seat, and foot rest are supported by sturdy canvas that is attached to either side of the frame.

This type of support makes for a chair that is supremely comfortable, even with a pretty minimal amount of cushioning. Cool, right? Those Norwegians.

To be honest, this chair might not be your style and if not, you probably think it is ugly-town-to-the-max.  I'm cool with that. Although, I am part Norwegian so you would do better to keep your criticisms to yourself. I have to point out that when you're actually sitting in the chair you can't see it and only feel the insane comfortable-ness of it. Right now, the chair is kinda encroaching on the personal space of the couch, but if I put it in the corner by the fireplace (like between the fireplace and the window, facing the couch, where it looks a lot better) I can't see the TV and if there was ever an ideal TV-watching chair, this is IT.

This chair was also a major contributor to The Best Boring Weekend. Me, on the chair, catching some late afternoon rays on my legs, iPad with "The Best American Humorous Short Stories", cup of Earl Gray cooling on the windowsill, birdsong and a light breeze coming in through the open window, sleepy dogs, Jeff happily gaming....