Julian Bowen Brown Fabric Malmo Recliner and Footstool

My existing 3 piece suite is now too low for me to get up easily. This chair is a few inches higher and makes all the difference. It is also remarkably comfortable, especially when used with the footstool.Construction was perfectly straightforward,though a certain amount of firm pressure is required to align the bolt holes in the arm rests.The instructions are easy to follow and include an illustrated parts checklist. The parts are packed in logical groups making it easy to identify what is what with the different sized nuts, bolts and washers seperately bagged, making identification straightforward. The finished chair and stool are perfectly level on completion.The only flaw was that the thread on the handscrew used to adjust the reclining action was not cut accurately, making it impossible to install. A quick phone call to the included Julien Bowen support number had a perfect replacement sent to me by return. The company clearly believes in good customer support.The included tools are of better than some I have found in some self assembly kits in the past and were used to build the chair, it would have been slightly quicker to use my own toolkit, however, I was too lazy to go out and get them as those included posed no problem.This chair represents excellent value with alternatives with more sophisticated reclining mechanisms, say, costing significantly more.

I bought this chair for a number of reasons and being a recliner was just a bonus for me. I was looking for a narrow chair in black leather (or leather effect) to match a cheap sofa I bought for my living room a while ago. The price was a major factor for me as I am still renovating my house and could not afford to go over the £100 mark. I purchased both sofa and this recliner with the view to replacing them at a later date when funds allow.I was very surprised at the quality for the price I paid, the chair was assembled in 15 minutes using the tools provided - nothing else was required.I have had it a few weeks now and it is very comfortable and easy to clean (in a currently dusty house) I have decided to keep it when the house is finished as I don't see any need to replace it. Visitors who have tried the chair have been amazed at how little it cost. I can totally recommend it.

I had one of these previously. Eventually the surface cracked and came off and its was a bit unsightly so i go rid of it and thought i would go back to a normal cheap swivel chair. that lasted 3 days and wish i had my old chair back, so ordered a new one and glad to have it back, its definetly worth the extra money.the chair is very comfortable, other chairs give me a sore back, although i do use a small cushion on this but its night and day from a normal home office type chair.Assembly is easy, thought it was going to be difficult to line up the hinged part betweeen seat and back but someone on here gave a good tip about turning it over which i did and had the top of the head rest against some drawers to fix it in place then it was easy to line up the fixing, couldn't have taken me more than 10 or 15 mins once i'd read the instructions for the chair.The recliner part is slightly stiffer than last chair but it does stay in place and chair has no height adjustment but its perfect height for home office desk i have which has a slide out keyboard, if it didn't have that then it might be slightly to low for the actual desktop part.This time i have covered the chair with a blanket and hopefully the faux leather will last longer, in fact if i had thought of it i might just have kept my old one which apart from the cracking and flaking was still comfy and in good working order after years of daily use and just put a cover over it.For me this is a great chair and worth the money, i don't think its quite as comfy as my old one and doesn't have wheels to move it easily but definetly glad i purchased it and would recommend, just check height is what you want as its fixed if you're using it at a desk.

I'm sitting in this chair right now, having just assembled it, and I am impressed. For just over £100, I wasn't expecting much, but it is unbelievable value and very comfortable . . . almost comparable to a few £700+ recliners I've tried. I absolutely hate self-assembly, but I managed to put together this chair with limited frustration. It took me a while (maybe about 2 hours, with a coffee break), because I've never assembled a chair before, but I managed just fine and it was worth the effort. I ordered two of these chairs as a hold-over until my sofa is delivered, I planned to leave the second chair for my husband to assemble but I'm going to do it myself now -- it's easy enough.There is a scent to the material but I've had it out of the box for a few hours and it's already dissipating. The chair also looks nice, the brown is a chocolate colour and the padding is stitched in an attractive design . . . it looks expensive. The wooden feet are a much lighter colour than I was expecting based on the product photo, I don't really like the look but they're okay and aren't super noticeable.I bought these chairs as a temporary seating solution, but I expect to keep at least one of them permanently. For the price and free next-day delivery with Amazon Prime, you can't go wrong.