After looking at what had to be every nursing chair in the world we found that the most old-farty looking la-z-boy was better in every regard and easier to clean. Sometimes I just go in the nursery and doze off in it
Disagree; you have to know where to look. Yeah, you go to the Lay-Z-Boy big box, you're gonna get that. We got a recliner from Ethan Allen that doesn't even look like a recliner. But you lean back, and voila... super comfy.
Comes down to materials. A modern leather sofa without all the bulky frills can pass off as modern and still have reclining features.
It's also expensive as all hell. I grabbed a "man-cave" style two seat recliner with middle seat that transforms into a cup holder: that set me back over $4000. Worth it.