Bean Bag Chairs work great as extra seating in your family room, they can be easily stored in a closet and pulled out when the kids have friends over or when you host a party.
Sitting in a bean bag chair is a cozy nest for your guests and is much nicer for lounging than sitting in a hard chair.
Fabric
With the wide variety of bean bags available on the market, there are a wide variety of fabrics available. Vinyl is very common in bean bag chairs, although some people feel that vinyl is too sticky and not as comfortable as fabric bean bag chairs.
Vinyl is easy to wipe up and keep clean which is a definite advantage. When selecting vinyl ensure the fabric uses lead-free vinyl inks.
Other bean bags come in leather, microsuede, denim and cotton. If possible when choosing a fabric, look for a bean bag chair that has a liner so that the cover can be removed and washed periodically.
Since they sit on the floor the fabric must be durable and stand up to wear and tear so the bean bag will last for many years. The seams should be double stitched for added strength as you do not want the bean bag chair to spring a leak.
The bean bag should come with locking zippers ensuring children are kept safe from being able to open the bag and ingest the fill or suffocate from climbing inside.
Size
When looking for a bean bag chair, look at the shape that best suits your needs.
Bean bag chairs with a pear shaped design offer better back support because they are taller and cover more of your body.
The flatter pancake shaped bean bag chair works great for two people or as a coffee table substitute.
Some bean bag chairs are designed specifically for children; they are smaller and adjust better to small bodies.
Some bean bag chairs are moldable and can be shaped to suit your lounging needs.
If you need diversity in your seating then you'd be better off choosing an adjustable bean bag.
If you want extra seating or want to replace a traditional furniture piece in your home, then going with a standard bean bag in the best size for your space, is going to be ideal.
Fill
When choosing the fill for your bean bag chair think about how you prefer to lounge. Different types of fill create a different lounging experience.
The drawback to polystyrene beads is they flatten over time and you will have to re-fill the bean bag.
It does not break down and keeps your bean bag comfortable for many years without the need to refill.
The shredded foam is soft and lets you sink into the chair yet provides a good amount of support.
It is all natural and resists mold, mildew and dust mites.
The challenge with latex foam is its density. A lot of latex foam fill is required to fill a bean bag chair. As a result, the chair is heavy and the cover and seams are at risk of splitting.
Generally, only small bean bags will be filled with latex foam because of this.
Finally, there is Superfill.
Superfill is a combination of a polystyrene beads and polyurethane foam.
Superfill is a great combo fill giving you the lightness of the polystyrene beads and the softness of the shredded foam.
Design
When designing a room in your home you can use the bean bag pattern as a guide to build the rest of the room or use the bean bag chair as a highlight.
When trying to determine which bean bag chair is the best one for you, ask yourself how you like to lounge. How will you use the chair? Reading? Watching TV? Gaming?
Each of these activities will have you sitting in a different position and you want to ensure that the bean bag you choose matches how you want to use it.
