BIRDROCK HOME Round Braided Cotton Pouf Ottoman Foot Rest, 18.5 in
Getting your feet up is what turns sitting into settling in, and a pouf beats a matching ottoman in a small room for one reason: it has no fixed place. Push it under the side table when you want the floor back, drag it out when you want to stretch, hand it to a guest as extra seating. This one is densely braided from 100 percent cotton yarn over bean-bag filling, so it is soft enough to sink into but firm enough to sit on, and light enough to move with one hand. More than 7,000 reviewers hold it at 4.5 stars, which for a piece of soft furniture is unusually reassuring.
Let's buy this →Good to know: Bean-bag filling compresses over time — expect it to lose an inch of height in the first year, and note it is a footrest, not a substitute chair for long sitting.
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