Good upholstered rocking chair?

[Danw99]

Can anyone suggest a good upholstered rocking chair? I am looking for full upholstery, not like a wooden rocking chair with a cushioned seat and back. My wife thought the Hancock & Moore Crosby one was really comfortable:



Like all H&M it is a bit pricey though, and we want fabric, not leather. Thanks!

[drcollie]

Jessica Charles has many, many frames like that...far more than sister company Hancock and Moore.

[Danw99]

Thanks Duane. Do you know if the base/mechanism is the same between H&M and JC? One thing we found with a lot of upholstered rockers is they are glider-types that really don't rock so much as just slide back and forth and also don't really build momentum, as soon as you stop pushing they stop moving. And some of them don't really feel that stable and have a lot of side-to-side movement. I know the H&M we tried is called a glider, but it was much more of a natural rocking motion than many others.

[drcollie]

The rocking / gliding mechanisms are going to be Leggett and Platt on both Jessica Charles and Hancock and Moore. Travel range on the glide and rock stroke is limited on these types of chairs, so they are what they are and cannot be improved upon. The 'swivel' part of the unit is responsible for that movement you are noticing. Because of the swivel incorporated into most of these units, the mechanism itself is like a metal Oreo Cookie with ball bearings as the filling. The the rocker/glider is integrated into that.

[Danw99]

Thanks Duane. We took a look at Jessica Charles as well but keep coming back to this H&M model.

This is intended to be a nursery chair at first and then after our child is older we'll move it to the living room. We are debating if fabric or leather would be better, anyone have any opinions? The fabric is probably more comfortable for now, especially on bare skin, but the leather will resist any spills and stains from a baby better and look better in the living room.

[drcollie]

Leather will keep it going a lot longer with no need to re-upholster in the next 30 years if you do the semi-annual maintenance on it.