Tub Chairs

Sit in power, comfort, and style. Classic tub chairs remain an appealing interior piece to every living and working spaces. Explore the world of these unique and ergonomically designed chairs and find out why it feels like a king sitting on these chairs.

What is a tub chair?

A tub chair is a simple sitting furniture piece commonly used in living rooms, bedroom, offices, and business establishments. It is named after a bathtub. The arms and back of a tub chair are leveled at almost the same height or a little bit slanted to the front forming a curve or a half circle shape similar to the back of a claw foot bathtub. It is usually upholstered to create a different style and look. Tub chairs are perfect home, office, and business interior pieces that take up a minimal amount of floor space while superbly offering comfort and stylishness. The durable and strong chairs also serve as an ideal lounge chairs in different commercial spaces such as hotels, restaurants, and bars.

Historically, tub chairs are only meant for the kings and the nobility. It is first used in French courts offering optimum sitting comfort and pleasure. In fact, the evident regal and intricate style of the 18^th century trend on antique tub chairs is proof that the chair was born in a time when kings and queens rule the land. The form of a tub chair allows one to sit up straight with his or her back fully supported. The almost leveled or slightly slanted to the front arm rest comfortably maneuvers an aristocratic sitting posture in a tub chair. 

Tub chairs come in different varieties. Initially a royal court interior piece, it won’t be surprising to find a century-old tub chair partly made of ivory, silver, or gold. Today, tub chairs are no longer made of such precious materials but it evolved into different stylish looks and designs, which are classified according to its form and the kind of upholstery.

Originally, tub chairs are crafted from plain hard wood with cushion on the parts where the back, arms, and butt rest. It is often referred as cane tub chairs, which is still produced in the market. Today, the chair is either fully covered with cushion or completely naked. 

Cushions on tub chairs were upgraded to offer ultimate comfort. It is no longer limited to where the back, arms, and butt rest. In short, everything is cushioned. Such evolution proved successful as cushioned tub chairs are the most popular form of tub chair in the market.

Some people refer to swiveling tub chairs as power chairs, which are often found or placed behind office desks of company bosses. It is usually tub chairs in leather with rotating metal legs that allows its swiveling movement. It also has rollers that allow the sitter to simply glide into the direction where he or she needs to be saving him or her to stand up. The make up of the swiveling tub chair serves as a practical interior piece in offices. 

Italian-branded tub chairs are currently making waves in the market. It is a cushioned square or rectangular shaped tub chair with equally leveled back and arm rests. The designer tub chair is often purchased to ride on with the trend or to match modern-style living and working spaces. 

For people who find fully cushioned tub chairs too heavy to furnish their home, office, or business spaces, the naked plastic style tub chairs serve as a comfortable and stylish option. It simply takes the shape of a tub chair minus the cushions. It comes in various colors and attractive designs that usually best complement modern-style interiors.

Tub chairs are dressed up to display different characters of stylishness. How to dress up these tub chairs? Upholstery does the trick. Fully cushioned tub chairs are usually the ones that can be flexibly upholstered to achieve a desired home style look. 

Leather tub chairs are the all-time favorites.  It is even more appealing as the chair comes in a wider variety of colors other than the traditional black, white, and brown. People choose leather tub chairs because it is easier to clean and maintain. One can simply wipe the chair to clean it as well as maintain its color. Leather is also very durable giving tub chairs less reupholstering needs and savings for the home or space owner. Leather tub chairs, however, come in two types namely the real leather tub chair and the faux leather tub chair. The latter was produced as an alternative for the more expensive real leather tub chair. A faux leather tub chair, however, is less durable than the real leather tub chair. 

Tub chairs in soft and breathable microfiber upholstery are also getting popular these days. Fabric tub chairs are less expensive than leather tub chairs. Some people prefer the fabric tub chair because it comes in a wider array of designs and provides living spaces a softer feel and look. Cleaning and maintaining fabric tub chairs, however, can be more tedious as it requires thorough vacuuming or laundry if the chair has detachable fabric upholstery. Suede fabric tub chairs are particularly in demand for people who love tub chairs covered in fabric. For people with more money to lavish luxury fabric tub chairs are the common choice. 

Tub chairs are sold almost in all home furniture shops. Century-old tub chairs is better purchased in antique shops. Online furniture stores in the Internet are also a vast source of quality and even cheap tub chairs. When buying, make sure to finally have in mind the kind of tub chair to buy in order to make shopping easier. Scout as many real and online stores and compare the prices of the same item. It is always good not to panic or impulse buy to get the best deal in purchasing tub chairs.

Tub chairs can offer extreme comfort and style in every home. Through time, no matter what form and cover, tub chairs still render the same sitting pleasure royalty and nobility enjoyed a long time ago.