Rooms stopped facing one direction a long time ago. Seldens carries swivel chairs from Hooker Furniture, Lexington, Stickley, Jonathan Louis and Northport, most of them for the living room and a handful for the home office, in fabric, leather and exposed wood.

Why a Swivel Base Solves an Awkward Room

Open plans create a specific problem: the seat facing the fireplace has its back to the kitchen. A swivel fixes it without asking anyone to drag furniture across a rug. It is the right call for a chair at the corner of a seating group, for a chair beside a window with a view worth turning toward, and for any room where the television and the conversation happen on different walls. Two swivels flanking a coffee table stay more flexible than a second sofa ever will.

Return Mechanisms, Bases and Everyday Use

Ask whether the chair is a true swivel or a swivel glider, and whether it has a memory return that brings the seat back to square when you stand up. Without a return, a room of swivels ends up pointing six ways by Sunday night. Look at the base as well: a low disc base disappears, while a four star or turned wood base becomes part of the design. Several frames here swivel and recline, and the same mechanism turns up in our desk chairs and office chairs.

Shop Swivel Chairs in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

A swivel either turns smoothly under a person's weight or it does not, and you know which within about two seconds of sitting down. That is worth the trip. In Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia you can sit, turn and test the return before committing to a cover, and the Bellevue floor is closest if you are on the Eastside. See the full range of accent chairs in the same visit.