This chair is beautiful but the recline is way too deep - unless you want to sit up without a backing, you're leaning back so far you're staring at the ceiling. Honestly I wish we'd returned this chair because the depth is just not comfortable (and I am not a short person), but all the reviews suggested if you add a lumbar pillow, it's fine. We found that only if you stack a pillow with another on top is the chair comfortable - so basically, just making the entire chair have less of a recline with tons of pillows. Which just makes you wonder -- why didn't I get a chair without such a crazy-deep recline? Other than that, chair is beautiful and looks great in the room.