Seven Ways to Suspend a Seat
A suspended seat changes how a corner gets used. These seven pieces run from full-length hammocks to compact rope chairs that need barely more floor than an armchair, plus a basket seat with high sides and a double tree swing wide enough for two. Color is the first fork in the road. Undyed white cotton vanishes into a pale room and throws light back into it. A black hammock does the reverse, pulling the eye and showing every knot in silhouette.
Chair or Hammock?
The choice usually comes down to posture. A rope chair keeps you upright with your feet on the floor, which suits a reading nook or a spot beside a window. A hammock needs two anchor points and commits the space to lying down. Basket seats fall between, deep enough to lean back into. Seat width and total drop appear in inches on every listing; check your ceiling height first, because the chain and hardware add several inches above the knots.
Living With Cotton Rope
Handwoven cotton softens as it gets used, and it collects dust. Shake the seat out now and then, and run a comb through any fringe when the strands begin to knit together. Cold water and a little mild soap handle the occasional mark; dry the piece flat, out of the sun, before it goes back up, since prolonged sunlight bleaches undyed cord. Patterned and tasseled variants are grouped in the boho hanging chair selection.