The Perfect Chair

Last night I was scouring the internet looking for a chair for the nursery. While I didn't originally plan to have a chair in the nursery, the more that I thought about it, it would be nice to have a place in the nursery to rock the baby. In our living room, the couches aren't the most comfortable and my husbands recliner has seen better days.

So, the search began. I knew right away I didn't want a traditional glider. The look just isn't for me.

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and although husband is in desperate need of a new recliner, we could possibly get one for the living room but it would be way too big for the nursery:

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That pretty much eliminates anything that our local stores carry so I started stalking my favorite inspiration site, Pinterest. (If you don't follow me already, I don't know why not.) By simply plugging in the search term "nursery," a plethora of beautifully decorated rooms popped up and several of them had the exact chair I was picturing in my mind!

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I didn't realize that the particular chair I was looking for was so popular. So, off I went clicking the pictures and trying to find where to buy this chair. 

Well, that's easier said than done. A lot of the pictures led to no where and others simply ended on decor blog posts with no sources to any of the furniture. I was starting to get discouraged, especially when I FINALLY came across a beautiful swivel rocker at Pottery Barn Kids.

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I thought I'd found a clear winner... until I saw the price tag. This beauty comes in at a hefty $849.00. UGH. And that's the sale price! Call me cheap but I'm not about to spend that kind of cash on a chair that has a good coating of spit-up in it's future. 

So, I kept searching. I was on a mission to find a reasonably priced chair that 1) won't break my back and 2) won't break the bank Finally, I spotted a reasonably priced duplicate of the chair I envisioned on Ikea. The only problem is that it's a standard chair. No swiveling or rocking. 

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But at $199, I could easily convert it into a swivel rocker like these folks did using a simple rocker base.

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It sounds easy enough to accomplish but I'm still undecided. Do I jump in and just get the cheap Ikea chair not knowing how comfy it may or may not be? Help me blogging pals! We don't have an Ikea near me. Do you have this chair? Do you own Ikea furniture? Is this the longest post you've ever read about a freaking chair?