This was purchased for the new recliner, but CLEARLY no one paid attention to the size. The new recliner is 51" wide, including a 31" seat, and this seat cover doesn't fit and just plain looks ridiculous on the chair it was purchased for. I would return it, but as it happens it does properly fit a Barcalounger we also recently purchased. 

Just don't believe the notation on this cover that it "fits most" because that is very misleading.