In a Nutshell:
The BT-7862 Contemporary Recliner is good but not a great one. Reasonable comfort, surprisingly good quality, shockingly low price, and ergonomic features. Recommended for anyone on a budget. Hands down the cheapest ergonomic lounger we could find. No extras but offers solid value for the money.
Value for the Money
Comfort
Aesthetic Flexibility**
Overall Rating
3.9/5
Benefits
Drawbacks
Recommended For: anyone on a budget. Hands down the cheapest ergonomic lounger we could find. No extras but offers solid value for the money.
Are you looking for an ergonomic lounge chair to help ease or even counter chronic back pain? Is money an issue? You’ll love our in-depth review of Flash Furniture’s BT-7862-BK-GG if you answer yes to both questions.
Haven’t you heard of Flash Furniture? We’d be surprised if you had. It’s an off-brand, but don’t let that fool you. As you’ll see, this is a surprisingly good little chair for the money. It’s not perfect, but we promise you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Let’s look closer and see what this little chair can do!
Flash Furniture Contemporary Leather Recliner Key Features
The first thing you’ll notice about the BT-7862 is that it looks more like an office chair than a living room lounge chair. It exists in something of a “grey area” between the two. Find a place to stash the Ottoman, and you could easily use it as an office chair.
While it’s workable as a living room lounge chair, it will tend to stand out (and not in a good way) unless your decorating scheme is somewhat Spartan. Then again, if you’re on a budget, that’s probably not your chief consideration.
Chair Specifications
The chair features a swivel base and measures 34.25” x 34.25” x 32.28”, while its accompanying Ottoman measures 25.59” x 21.26” x 17.32”.
Available Colors
It can be ordered in various colors, too, so while it’s not a stunning model, it offers some flexibility in matching your décor. You can choose from:
Adjustability & Comfort
The Flash Furniture Contemporary Leather Recliner offers little adjustability as an extremely basic chair. As mentioned above, it swivels on its base and has a basic recline function, but that’s about it.
It is surprisingly comfortable, however, featuring both an overstuffed seat and a seat back. The arms are somewhat less comfortable, but they’re not terrible. While it would be overselling it to say it’s a great napping chair, it is acceptably comfortable, as is the Ottoman (which also swivels, by the way!)
Storage & Extras
This will be a very short section. As a bargain-priced chair, the Flash Furniture BT-7862 doesn’t have extras. It’s a basic, ergonomic lounger. That’s it.
Some Assembly Required
The Flash Furniture BT-7862-BK-GG doesn’t come assembled. This is not entirely unexpected for low-end chairs, which the vast majority require at least some assembly. As is usually the case with furniture assembly, you can do it solo, but at some point, you’ll find yourself wishing you had an extra hand.
If you put it together by yourself, it’ll take you about 45 minutes. You can reduce that to thirty minutes or less if you have a trusty assistant. You’ll find that the pieces fit together well, and once fully assembled, the chair is surprisingly sturdy. Given the price, we had our doubts about its durability, but we have to say we were impressed.
Even better, Flash Furniture has surprisingly good, responsive customer service and post-sales support, which is not always a sure thing when dealing with off-brands. Kudos to Flash Furniture for offering such a great, well-priced product!
Pros & Cons of Flash Furniture Contemporary Recliner
This will be another short section, which probably won’t surprise anyone, given that it’s a very basic piece of furniture. Here’s what we liked best:
In addition, it’s surprisingly comfortable. It’s not luxuriant and certainly not award-winning, but it gets the job done.
Its two notable negatives are minor and a direct consequence of this being a budget-priced chair. It’s not overly attractive, and unless your décor scheme is austere, it will not blend in particularly well. It also doesn’t have anything to offer in terms of extras, but again, at the price it’s being offered, that’s hardly a surprise.
Final Thoughts on Flash Furniture BT-7862-BK-GG
Honestly, the Flash Furniture Contemporary Leather Recliner isn’t for everyone. It’s great for college students and people just starting in life, and it’s ideal for anyone on a budget, but if you have even a little more money to spend, you can get a better, more full-featured chair.
Even so, if you are on a budget and desperately need a reasonably comfortable ergonomic lounger, this one has a lot going for it and is a pleasant surprise. We recommend it…for the right user.
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References & Resources
- Flash Furniture Recliner Chair, Official Brand Website.
- Office Chair: How to Reduce Back Pain?, Spine-Health.
- The Benefits of Ergonomic Leg Rests, Foot Rest Ottoman.
- Key Benefits of Sleeping With Your Legs Elevated, Sit’nSleep.
- Effects of Sagittal Postural Adjustments on Seat Reaction Load, NCBI.