Best papasan chair

Relax in a papasan chair. These are the best you can buy.

Better Homes & Gardens Papasan Chair
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A papasan chair is a really useful seat for dens, TV rooms, living spaces, and teens’ rooms. With their round shape and low frame, one of these chairs is perfect for lounging in and they often have fabulously tactile cushion covers that make them extra cozy.

The best papasan chair is the OSP Designs papasan chair. You can swivel right around in it as well as kick back and relax, and it comes in a fantastic range of colors. Discover more of our top picks below.

Top pick

OSP Designs Papasan Chair

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OSP Designs papasan chair

360-degree swivel and deep-filled cushion

This papasan chair is made with durable resin wicker over a metal frame and has a Dacron-filled cushion.

Pros:

  • 360-degree swivel
  • Boho look
  • Choice of colors and finishes
  • Straps to secure cushion

Cons:

  • Upright seat

The OSP Designs papasan chair is our favorite papasan chair. With a seat width of 38 inches and a depth of 36.5 inches plus a deep-filled cushion, you can sink right in. It can swivel through 360º, so it’s a flexible addition to a living space or bedroom. Choose from a range of cushion colors and the frame finishes to suit your interior.

Value

Urban Shop Faux Fur Saucer Chair

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Urban Shop faux fur saucer chair

Ideal for teen spaces and dorm rooms

Pick from 14 colors for the soft faux fur finish. 

Pros:

  • Folds for storage
  • Faux fur finish
  • 14 colors
  • Metal frame

Cons:

  • Weight capacity 225 pounds
  • No swivel

The Urban Shop faux fur saucer chair is an affordable way to get a classic lounging chair design. It comes in a huge range of colors and its micro mink fabric is super soft. It’s a cozy place to sit and watch TV, read or just chill. The chair is a foldable design, which makes it ideal for teens’ rooms at home or away, and there’s a safety locking mechanism to keep the legs stable in use. 

Foldable

Mainstay Faux-Fur Saucer Chair

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Mainstay faux fur saucer chair

Foldable design for TV-watching and more

Tactile faux fur makes this chair a welcome seat for relaxing.

Pros:

  • No assembly required
  • Foldable frame
  • Range of colors

Cons:

  • Maximum 225 pound capacity
  • No swivel

The Mainstay faux fur saucer chair is made for adults, but it’s a seat kids will love because it’s wide and low. It’s easy to move to the room it’s needed in as the steel frame folds up. The faux fur upholstery is soft and cozy and can be spot cleaned as required.

For kids

AmazonBasics Kids Folding Moon Indoor Papasan Chair

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AmazonBasics kids' folding moon indoor papasan chair

Made for little ones

In blue or pink, this faux fur design will give kids a chair of their own.

Pros:

  • Sized for kids
  • Folds down
  • Locking metal frame
  • Machine washable cushion

Cons:

  • For three to fives only
  • Maximum weight 90 pounds

Looking for a child-friendly chair? The AmazonBasics kids' folding moon indoor papasan chair is 20.47 x 16.14 x 18.9 inches and is ideal for three to five-year-olds. Pick from pink or blue for the faux fur upholstered seat. You can even take it with you on vacation as it folds flat.

Our verdict

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The OSP Designs papasan chair is the best papasan chair you can buy with its deep, filled cushion and boho look. For a value option, check out the Urban Shop faux fur saucer chair. Like the idea of a cushion cover you can hand wash? The Mainstay faux fur saucer chair will suit kids and adults alike, while the Urban Shop oversized saucer chair is a sized-up design for extra comfort.

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Sarah Warwick
Freelance Editor

Sarah is a freelance journalist and editor writing for websites, national newspapers, and magazines. She’s spent most of her journalistic career specialising in homes – long enough to see fridges become smart, decorating fashions embrace both minimalism and maximalism, and interiors that blur the indoor/outdoor link become a must-have. She loves testing the latest home appliances, revealing the trends in furnishings and fittings for every room, and investigating the benefits, costs and practicalities of home improvement. It's no big surprise that she likes to put what she writes about into practice, and is a serial house revamper. For Realhomes.com, Sarah reviews coffee machines and vacuum cleaners, taking them through their paces at home to give us an honest, real life review and comparison of every model.