When people look for somewhere to sit, they often skip past a chaise, mostly because they don't know what it is.
But the fact is that most of us have seen and even sat on chaises before, we just never realised it.
Possibly the most versatile of all living room furniture, chaises can come in all shapes and sizes, and are the perfect solution if you're looking for a small couch or a long chair.
A chaise is simple; it has the back of a chair but is long in front like a couch or a bed.
With one arm rest or two, you can lounge around and lie back, or sit up straight and concentrate.
If you're specifically looking for chaises for sale, you will have to do a lot of looking.
Chaises themselves, while being a great seating choice, are only popular at certain times of the year, when designers release a new style or colour.
Some smaller furniture stores will only have a hand full of chaises, sometimes in straightforward designs.
If that's what you're after then you may be in luck, but if you want an unconventional design for your chaise, then it takes the time to go searching.
Before you go in store, you can try calling or e-mailing from home, that way if they don't have any you have saved yourself some time.
Some salespeople might not know the difference between a chaise and a fainting couch, so it might be best to ask if they have either of those.
If you have no luck at local stores, you might have to try bigger ones in a larger city or a home furnishing centre.
You might be able to find out places to buy chaises online.
Some furniture stores have their entire catalogues online, so you can make a purchase and have it delivered without even having to go to the store, which saves you time that can be better spent rearranging the other furniture so suit your new favourite.