Cozy round seating: ideas, images, sources, experiences sought

September 28, 2015 8:15 AM

I'm looking for chairs like this -- round, compact, cozy. Is there a term for this style? Do you have one that you love? Is there a better small but comfortable and clean-lined option out there?

I'd like to have a small, two-person sitting area, where people can curl up in chairs and be cozy. Club chairs and recliners are too large, and I've been thinking about round seating like those linked above. What search terms would help me? (Not ottoman, not pouffe, but something upholstered and round.) I love the sloping back; is there a term for that? The simplicity of line also appeals to me. I'm hoping to avoid footstools, mainly because the sitting area abuts a walkway and I don't want to obscure it. If not these round seats--are there other options I'm not considering?

posted by MonkeyToes to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

Have you looked into papasans? They're not the same thing as those, but they are certainly nice and round like that. They might be too bulky for you, though...
posted by sciatrix at 8:18 AM on September 28, 2015

Barrel.
posted by jon1270 at 8:18 AM on September 28, 2015 [2 favorites]

The sloping back seems to be called spiral. See spiral tub chairs
posted by zinon at 8:28 AM on September 28, 2015 [1 favorite]

I just saw this at Ikea over the weekend. Looks very nice in person, and the dark beige is quite sophisticated. Not quite as enveloping but perhaps you'll like it.
posted by Dragonness at 8:37 AM on September 28, 2015

I second the Barrel Chairs recommendation. I will also say that it's really hard to curl up and be cozy in a chair that doesn't have arms. Or at least one arm.
posted by Elly Vortex at 10:36 AM on September 28, 2015 [1 favorite]

Small size chairs are often called occasional chairs. This is may be a broader category than what you are looking for, but I found it a useful term when window shopping for apartment living.
posted by Gor-ella at 12:23 PM on September 28, 2015