Rocking Chairs Central

Posted By Frank N. Brown on November 26, 2009

Today, just as for years and years, most rocking chairs are made of wood. But if for some reason, that’s not your style or you have some desire for a chair made of other materials, you are in luck. Plenty of modern non-wood rocking chairs are made, many by large companies with stores nationwide (and abroad). While wooden rocking chairs are by far more easier to find, and offer a greater amount of selection simply because they are the traditional style and have been made for years, there are still some very good non-wood rocking chair options to choose from.

By far the most popular type of non-wood rocking chair is the upholstered rocking chair. Upholstered rocking chairs often look much like regular upholstered chairs, and many even recline. They simply have rocking mechanisms inside, so they look like regular chairs but happen to rock as well.

Now, in many cases, there is still wood involved with upholstered rocking chairs, especially in the chair’s frame (even if the rocking components are not wooden rockers, but metal springs or gliders). The point is that wood is not the major visual element in upholstered gliders, nor is it the surface that you sit on. This is ideal both if you don’t like the look of wooden rocking chairs, or if you just want something a bit more comfortable.

If you want the simplicity of a wooden rocking chair, not the bulk of an upholstered rocking chair, yet wood doesn’t match your more modern décor, then there are a few options for you. Probably your best bet is still opting with a wooden chair, but one that has a more metallic-toned finish. For example, FY Bentwood makes a very contemporary rocking chair of solid wood, but the wood has a platinum-stain finish and the back and seat of the chair are covered in a minimalistic, very modern cloth.

Another option, especially if your rocking chair will be more decorative than functional, is a wrought iron chair. This is most likely to be used as a lawn decoration, as the weight and roughness of the material don’t lend it to indoor use, but do know that if you want a rocking chair and don’t want wood, there are several options available to you.

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