Comments on: Would memory foam be a good choice for dining room chairs? http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/would-memory-foam-be-a-good-choice-for-dining-room-chairs/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:13:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa P http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/would-memory-foam-be-a-good-choice-for-dining-room-chairs/#comment-1436 Lisa P Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:36:59 +0000 http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/would-memory-foam-be-a-good-choice-for-dining-room-chairs#comment-1436 No you need upholstery foam because you want it to keep its shape<br><b>References : </b><br> No you need upholstery foam because you want it to keep its shape
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]]> By: TX-Griff http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/would-memory-foam-be-a-good-choice-for-dining-room-chairs/#comment-1435 TX-Griff Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:15:59 +0000 http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/would-memory-foam-be-a-good-choice-for-dining-room-chairs#comment-1435 I would stay away from memory foam for dining chairs. Folks move around, get up, sit down too often for there to be any benefit to having memory foam on a chair, and I can see where it would be a major PITA (literally!) to not be able to turn in my chair comfortably or to have to "REsit" myself in the molded-to-my-bottom cushion after getting up to get more rolls, or whatever. I'd use regular medium density foam and I wouldn't use more than a 2" slab of it... especially if you're going to wrap the foam w/ batting before applying fabric. If the cushion is too high/bulky you risk folks having to dangle their legs off the edge of the chair (think of Lily Tomlin's "Edith Ann" sitting in the big chair), or having an uncomfortable pressure point at the back of their thighs that could cause legs to go numb. TX Griff<br><b>References : </b><br> I would stay away from memory foam for dining chairs.

Folks move around, get up, sit down too often for there to be any benefit to having memory foam on a chair, and I can see where it would be a major PITA (literally!) to not be able to turn in my chair comfortably or to have to "REsit" myself in the molded-to-my-bottom cushion after getting up to get more rolls, or whatever.

I’d use regular medium density foam and I wouldn’t use more than a 2" slab of it… especially if you’re going to wrap the foam w/ batting before applying fabric.

If the cushion is too high/bulky you risk folks having to dangle their legs off the edge of the chair (think of Lily Tomlin’s "Edith Ann" sitting in the big chair), or having an uncomfortable pressure point at the back of their thighs that could cause legs to go numb.

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