Choosing a reading chair

I just have furniture and don't have space for a seperate reading chair, that said I did spend a long time finding our new furniture. Most modern sofas are more like shelves than sofa's the seats are so short, most of them came barely below my bum and whilst my bums fairly big it's not that big! They don't seem to make furniture for tall people, I found most chairs to short in the seat and what was supposed to be the head rest was poking me between the shoulders. Another thing I noticed was that chairs that were big enough were fancy looking "executive" upright desk chairs and seemed made with the male body in mind, I'm woman shaped and the lumbar support was poor to non existant for me. I went to one of those specialist places and they're chairs were even shorter in the seat and although they said they can make them to measure it would of cost thousands. We did get a lovely big 4 seater sofa with matching chair that suited both me and Mum who's a short person. I have the sofa, with cushions in the right places.

Poang chairs are quite comfortatble but I wouldn't want to sit in one for a long time. I used to like those 1920's-30's arm chairs, they had a nice long seat and back and good arm rests, but I just don't see them anymore

I find so many chairs and sofas have short back rests and I like to rest my head back when reading and just cannot do it with these.

The ones that are more recliner like just make me fall asleep with isn't a bad feature but I want something slighty more upright but still with support for my back, bum and elbows.

I'm starting to suspect I'll have to make my own by taking one of those 1950s armchairs and reworking the arms to have padding for my elbows and maybe extend the back if it isn't tall enough. Not really rocket science but still a lot of work as I'll have to redesign the upholstery to fit.

I'll go browsing through the junk furniture shops here to see if I can find a good donor.

You may get on with the poang chair, they look uncomfortable but they're really not and rock slightly too. I guess being designed by Scandinavians, who are often quite tall people, they've thought about the dimensions of longer backs and legs and what problems having them to short can cause. My varicose veins are much better now I'm not having the blood cut off half way down my thighs from the seat of the old chair and my back and neck are better too.

Happy hunting in junk shops, do you have auctions too? Upholstery will be a good skill to learn.

Can I employ you as a tailor? I can make dress patterns, but sewing machines hate me.

I think some make a macquette and use it as an undercover before putting the main fabric on?

Can I employ you as a tailor? I can make dress patterns, but sewing machines hate me.

I think some make a macquette and use it as an undercover before putting the main fabric on?