what is a slipper chair

A slipper chair is an armless upholstered chair with short legs that sits low to the ground. It has a high back and comes in many sizes, from petite to slightly oversized to fit the scale of a room. The legs of a slipper chair can be blocky and straight or tapered and splayed for a design element. The back of a slipper chair may be angled back slightly or curved a bit to hug the user. Slipper chairs are comfortable and stylish, and they can be found in any room in todays modern home. They are often used in living room corners and nooks, as accent bedside seating in the bedroom, or even as dining side chairs. Slipper chairs were originally designed for womens dressing rooms in the late 1600s, and they were given their name due to their low seat height and short legs.