Plus Size Furniture and Products

Being a plus sized person in an average size world can be a bit of a burden on anyone. Finding clothing that fits is challenge enough, but trying to find furniture that can accommodate a larger person and also be comfortable and easy to get in and out of is even harder. Everyone wants to be comfortable within his or her own home, and size should not be an issue.

Manufacturers are beginning to realize the dire need for durable and comfortable furniture designed for the special needs of larger individuals and there are more products available to choose from every day. Though it can be hard to find plus size furniture in your everyday department or furniture store, plus size wholesale furniture retailers make their products available online. Take a look around and see just what types of items are available and see just what can be found to help you in your daily living.


Benefits of Using Oversized Furniture

Attempting to get into or rise from an average couch or chair can mean a lot of pain and discomfort for a larger individual. The extra strain on their backs and knees can cause anything from temporary pain and soreness to permanent damage to muscles, joints, and ligaments. By purchasing and using plus size furniture, those with weight issues can reduce the strain on their bodies and prevent painful and debilitating injuries. Also, the extra effort expended to maneuver out of standard chairs can cause shortness of breath and exertion, which can aggravate many weight related health issues. Plus size furniture makes it much more easy to get up and down, cutting down on many of these problems.

Purchasing plus size furniture for your home can also benefit you by reducing wear and tear on the furniture itself. Most furniture on the market is not designed to hold weight higher than that of an average individual. When those of a plus sized stature regularly use these items, they tend to wear more quickly and require frequent replacement. By choosing to decorate your home or office with chairs and sofas specifically designed for larger individuals, you will find that these items hold up better under frequent use and keep their new look longer than standard furniture items.


Types of Furniture Available

Standard sized sofas and chairs can often be terribly uncomfortable for people who are above average sized. There are a few different manufacturers who are now making a plus sized sofa chair for those who are faced with this problem. These chairs and sofas are not only made wider, but also higher and much more durable. These are available in a wide range of fabrics and colors to suit anyone’s home decor.

There are specialized office chairs with wider seats and stronger bases that can be found on many plus size wholesale sites, as well as retailers. These chairs sometimes have additional padding and strategically placed back support, just for the comfort of a plus sized user.

Lift chairs are sometimes necessary for individuals with health problems. These chairs recline back for comfortable rest and also raise forward to allow the user to get easily from the seat. There are models available for those with weight problems to allow them to get up more easily.

Even outdoors, plus size wholesale companies have seen that there is an increasing need for seating. Patio furniture with extra reinforcements and ample seating areas are readily available for purchase. There are rockers and Adirondack chairs for sale for use on your porch and patio.


Where To Buy Plus Sized Furniture

Finding plus sized furniture in your local furniture outlet or retail store can sometimes be difficult. However, if you speak with a salesperson or manager in one of these stores, they can often-special order oversized items for you from some of the bigger name plus size wholesale operations throughout the country. They may have catalogs showing the designs and fabrics available and be able to have things custom made, just for your style and taste.

Online you can find the widest range of furniture selection and a number of retailers ready to help you find the items you need. If you are looking for office chairs, sofas, and oversized chairs for your home, www.oversizefurniture.com has lots of different products for you to choose from. This website offers free shipping and also allows you to custom order some furniture with specific fabrics and colors of your own choosing. If you need more plus size sofa chair selection, try www.widebodiesfurniture.com; this site features sofas, chairs, and loveseats in a range of materials, including leather. For a lift chair, you can take a look at www.medicalsupply4u.com. This site has lift chairs designed to handle up to 700 lbs of weight and also offers free shipping and a price guarantee. If you are searching for outdoor items, www.converstionproducts.com has a range of plus sized outdoor furniture, made of recycled materials to help keep the planet clean.

Even so, the plus size products that are available are well made and thoughtfully designed. Here we will go through some of the more popular and useful products, some of which you may not know existed, and the best places to find them online. Some sites are aimed at the plus size market and others are just mainstream companies that supply a few relevant items. Remember that if you really want a particular product suitable for your size, do not stop searching for it, the internet is a fantastic resource and new products are added everyday.

Generally for larger items that are suited to plus size people (furniture etc.) you will need to visit a ‘normal’ supplier who will order or make the items for you, but these are still very good quality and well designed products.

Upholstered furniture: There are two really good sites that stock plus size upholstered furniture. www.widebodiesfurniture.com makes sofas, chairs and loveseats in a wide variety of fabrics including leather, and www.kleindesign.com/fittingroom.htm custom makes furniture for the big, tall or small person. There is a mail order catalog also available from the latter store.

Chairs: There are a few high weight capacity chairs to be found online; some examples are www.sitincomfort.com/erplussizsea.html and www.store.yahoo.com/modernoffice/bigtallchairs.com both of which stock a range of big and tall designed chairs, able to hold up to 400 pounds. You can find a 700 pound capacity lift chair at www.liftchair.com, and a folding portable chair at www.koolestproducts.com that can support up to 800 pounds. High capacity office chairs are also available at some sites.

Beds and Bedding: For a site that offers longer beds and bedding head over to www.tallpaulstallmall.com/index.html, aimed at the taller person this site also has products that will benefit the plus sizes as well. Alternatively you can look at the hospital bedding market for high weight capacity mattresses; there are a few online stores that stock such items.

Exercise machines: There are a few good exercise machines on the market that can cater for the plus size person, the NordicTrak WalkFit 5000, the ProForm CrossWalk (recommended) and the Aerobic Rider are some examples. Information about these can be found on a range of mainstream online stores.


Smaller plus sized products

Scales: your usual set of scales tops out at about 300 pounds or even less. Higher capacity (bariatric) scales are rarely available in retail stores but are slowly becoming more available to the non-medical world. www.scale-it.com offers a wide variety of higher capacity scales.

Toilet seats: The Big John Toilet Seat is a well-known and popular plus size product. These are comfortable, durable and very well designed. These can be found at www.bigjohntoiletseat.com.

Other smaller products: Simple items that the rest of the population takes for granted are also a necessity for the plus size person. Products such as plus size bath towels and seatbelt extenders are very popular and are carried by a wide variety of online stores, not just those aimed at the plus size market.

By far the best plus size online store for miscellaneous products seems to be www.amplestuff.com that has a great range and accessibility to smaller plus size products. They offer everything from plus size fanny packs, to plus size umbrellas, airline seatbelt extenders and scales. www.amplestuff.com also has a wide selection of medical/healthcare related products (plus size hospital gowns, gloves etc.) as well as commonly used items that plus sized individuals sometimes need, e.g. fans, reaching aids. They also offer a paper catalog, although this is in black and white.

For more information, and a very good index to online plus size resources and stores visit www.casagordita.com/otherstuff.htm. This site covers all sorts of products and interesting things, including plus size furniture and home ware.


Cost of online plus size products

Unfortunately, most plus size products come with more costs than their mainstream versions, especially for the larger furniture items which have been specifically designed to support the plus size individual. When you are ordering online you will obviously incur shipping charges and the larger the product the more it will cost to ship, so choosing online stores that are based in your country will cut this down a little. On the other hand though, you can find items on the internet that may not be available in stores and although specials are hard to come by, comparing costs is relatively easy between online stores.




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