A dog or cat will pick the chaise before you do. It's the longest, flattest part of the lounge, so it takes the claws, fur, muddy paws and occasional accidents. Pick the wrong fabric and it wears out years before the rest. "Pet-friendly" is not one magic material. It comes down to three things you can check before you order: how the fabric is woven, how easily it cleans, and how well it hides the mess pets leave behind. Pets head for the chaise, so its fabric works hardest On a standard sofa,...

A chaise lounge can look right in a showroom photo and still feel wrong once it blocks a doorway, cuts across a walkway or puts the long seat on the less useful side of the room. Direction matters because a chaise changes how people enter the lounge room, watch TV, stretch out and move around the coffee table. Before choosing left-hand or right-hand, ask one practical question: which side lets the room work? What left-hand and right-hand chaise usually mean In most sofa buying conversations,...

A chaise lounge can transform a room from ordinary to genuinely inviting, but getting the size wrong is costly. Too large, and you are squeezing past furniture. Too small, and the piece looks lost. Before you browse styles or fabrics, grab a tape measure. The right size is the one that fits your room first and your lifestyle second. Start with the Basics Most single indoor chaise lounges measure between 185cm and 203cm in length, 64cm to 76cm in width, and reach a total height of 89cm to...