Recliner Test Drive
What is it about a man and his recliner? After we demolished the swamp witch, fieldstone waterfall and goldfish pond in the basement of our first house, we went furniture shopping at La-Z-Boy. Our sales lady was old enough to be Pete’s grandmother and came up to his belt buckle, but she flirted with him shamelessly. She knew her sale depended on finding the right recliner for Pete. And she did. And it was a monstrosity. Any piece of furniture named the Grand Canyon is going to be bad.
When we moved into our Oakton house, it took about four years to talk Pete into even looking at different recliners. He finally conceded and we got a less ugly one. He doesn’t like it as well and occasionally complains that his “footies” hang over the foot rest -- something his "girlfriend" at La-Z-Boy told him was the sign of a bad recliner fit. I’m not buying it, though. He falls asleep in it just as fast as he did sitting in his first recliner. How quickly he nods off in that chair has become a family joke!
When we started working with Zuniga Interiors on the design concept for the Den, it was all about Pete’s recliner. They selected the Graham recliner from Ethan Allen. Pete would not commit until he took it for a test drive. The nearest Ethan Allen store was 30 minutes away in Schenectady. However, they were moving to a new location and had very little stock left on the floor. Their new store opened in early July in Colonie, right down the road from our apartment, but they didn’t have the Graham recliner on the floor either. The salesperson found the recliner at Ethan Allen’s Newburgh store, which is about 100 miles south.
So off to Newburgh we went. (Pete is serious about his recliner.) After testing it, he didn’t like it. All is not lost, though. He found one he liked — the Aiden. It’s a bit less traditional in style, more transitional, which is fine with me.
He is still complaining about his footies hanging over the edge. I will never forgive that La-Z-Boy sales lady!
When we moved into our Oakton house, it took about four years to talk Pete into even looking at different recliners. He finally conceded and we got a less ugly one. He doesn’t like it as well and occasionally complains that his “footies” hang over the foot rest -- something his "girlfriend" at La-Z-Boy told him was the sign of a bad recliner fit. I’m not buying it, though. He falls asleep in it just as fast as he did sitting in his first recliner. How quickly he nods off in that chair has become a family joke!
When we started working with Zuniga Interiors on the design concept for the Den, it was all about Pete’s recliner. They selected the Graham recliner from Ethan Allen. Pete would not commit until he took it for a test drive. The nearest Ethan Allen store was 30 minutes away in Schenectady. However, they were moving to a new location and had very little stock left on the floor. Their new store opened in early July in Colonie, right down the road from our apartment, but they didn’t have the Graham recliner on the floor either. The salesperson found the recliner at Ethan Allen’s Newburgh store, which is about 100 miles south.
So off to Newburgh we went. (Pete is serious about his recliner.) After testing it, he didn’t like it. All is not lost, though. He found one he liked — the Aiden. It’s a bit less traditional in style, more transitional, which is fine with me.
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| Pete test driving the Ethan Allen Aiden recliner; personal collection |
He is still complaining about his footies hanging over the edge. I will never forgive that La-Z-Boy sales lady!
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