j. scheepers brent and becky whiteflower farm all are reliable and have high quality and quantity

It depends on how much you are looking to spend. I will say one thing, motion furniture just generally don't last as long as stationary furniture because the motion mechanisms will break after a while (and the act of motion puts much more strain on the fabric/leather). The best reclining mechanisms are made by Leggett and Platt and Universal. You can find these in any number of lower middle to high end brands and they generally will break eventually no matter what brand they are installed in. Lazyboy does lifetime guarantee their mechanisms. When they break eventually, you will have to replace the mechanism yourself or pay someone to do it though. They will only send you the parts. This is typical for most brands that offer a lifetime mechanism warranty. If you just in general want high quality, Hancock & Moore is pretty much the gold standard of upholstery, but it is pricey. Despite their warranty, lazyboy is generally not considered to be well made any more, however, I would say they are likely not to go bankrupt in the next 10 years as income has been stable the past few years and they are sufficiently diversified. I'd stay away from Lane, Broyhill, and Thomasville (and any of their sister brands). Their parent company (Furniture Brands International) basically went bankrupt a little while ago and the pieces got bought out by an equity firm. The new owners have been closing factories and liquidating assets. My guess is that it will eventually go the route of outsourcing all product and just maintaining the name brands (similar to a lot of shoe companies and other products), but its still a little early to tell what is going to happen. This post was edited by SirJohn on Fri, Aug 1, 14 at 19:45

I am in the market for a good quality swivel chair for our family room. Since I've never purchased one before, I'm not sure what furniture line has good ones. Thank you for any help on this.

Stay away from memory foam, find a sofa with legs in the center and on the ends to support the frame, avoid the thinner upholstery stretchy fabrics, avoid SOLIDS(especially light color solid fabrics), if your shoulders are not at rest when you sit on it, you will not enjoy it for longer than short periods of time, look for the specials from name brand higher end lines, not the mass showroom pieces....they all sit like a worn out bed pillow. If the back is softer to push in than the seat, run away...don't buy things with lots of buttons or lots of thumptacks for trim...they won't last 5 years in your price range. Find a fabric that has lots of variety of hues in it because it will go with your changing drapes and tastes over time, especially the most common hues in furnishings, not the eclectic....and the classic designs...not the wierd? LOL ....good luck ! Typically there are fine sofas in large homes with several sitting areas, that were lightly used for moving sales or estate sales. You might watch for those if you have the time.