First, a vocab lesson. A chaise longue (pronounced shez long) is an armchair with an extra-long seat, made for one person to recline on. The back and arms portion of the chair can look like a fauteuil or bergère, or can even have no arms, if you don't have a tendency to roll. These days, some are indistinguishable from daybeds or large ottomans, and fainting couches are a particular subset of the chaise longue category.
Do you have a chaise longue indoors? Do you want one?
1 via theglitterguide.com
2 Michael Graves' home with vintage Le Corbusier/Charlotte Perriand chaise longue, via Traditional Home
3 Tobias Harvey photography via From the Right Bank
4 Marzia Chierichetti's home in Kenya via pia jane bijkerk
5 Delta Helene chaise in a William Hodgins interior, photo by Frederic Vasseur for House Beautiful
6 19th century Venetian chaise in Candace Bushnell's home, photo by William Waldron for Elle Decor
7 Toton Sanchez design, B&B Italia chaise, photo by Simon Upton for Elle Decor
8 B306 Chaise Longue by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand, photo by Janis Nicolay for House and Home
9 Jarlath Mellett design via Lonny Mag
10 Brad Ford design via Lonny Mag
Images as linked above.
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I am getting rid of one of my sofas and planning on getting a chaise longues so this is a great thread except I can't afford any of these! can I get a list of ones that I can afford? =)
Yes, I'm putting together a roundup of good, affordable options as we speak! Check back in a few days...
Isn't it "Lounge"?
"Isn't it "Lounge"?"
That's the American (mis)pronunciation of the French word.
true, but the correct word in english is "lounge"...
My husband and I sat on the comfiest chaise in the world at a local Crate and Barrel. We're trying to figure out if there's any way to fit two of them in our place for reading nooks.
"Chaise longue" is French for "long chair"; it's often misspelled as "chaise lounge" but it's really just coincidental that the spelling is so close to the English word "lounge." It's actually such a widespread error, though, that calling it a chaise lounge is generally considered acceptable as well.
i am thrilled that someone got the name right!!! i see it written as 'chaise lounge' all the time. yay a.t.!!
THANK YOU for correctly spelling chaise longue!
My first piece of large furniture was a fainting couch given to me by a friend. It was similar to the first image. It was awesome.
Okay, good. Since everyone else is already being pedantic...
...the plural of "chaise longue" is "chaises longues." :)
Aaaaa, the wainscoting in #5, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. :)
They're lovely for falling asleep in while reading.
Thanks for the vocab lesson! But the plural of chaise longue is chaises longues . . .
I love it when AT readers are as stickler-ish about grammar as I am! Here, though, I'm standing my ground. In French, the plural would certainly be 'chaises longues,' but in English, I believe the plural is 'chaise longues.'
I like both of the pink ones. And I think your grammar reasoning is sound...