Chaise Long

They can function either as standalone bedroom or living room furniture or as a component of a larger sofa or sectional sofa.

Chaise long. Recent examples on the web his minimalist downtown office lacks a chaise longue but fan s consultations give off more than a whiff of psychotherapeutic energy. These couches are meant to be laid upon with the armrest acting as a support or headrest for when you lay down on the couch. Chaise lounges are long couches with armrests on one side allowing the user to recline comfortably. A literal translation in english is long chair.

Chaise lounges are small chair like upholstered sofas with extra long seats to support the sitter s legs and allow them to recline backward. Washington post in silicon valley some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career 9 jan. In modern french the term chaise longue can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair. This style of lounge has been used ever since the egyptians but the greeks and romans enjoyed using this type of reclining chair as well.

When english speakers imported a new kind of sofa from france in the late 1700s they transformed the name chaise longue long chair into chaise lounge which makes sense since lounge is an english word spelled with the same letters. A chaise longue ʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ tʃeɪz ˈlɒ ɡ. 2020 the screening room holds chaise longues with cushions in subtly.