Seat height: 21"  • Seat depth: 22"  • Distance between arms: 65"
Arm height: 27"  • Fully reclined length: 65"  • Wall clearance: 3"
Reclined footrest height: 19"  • Minimum doorway width for delivery: 36"
Why choose the Ashley Tulen Manual Reclining Sofa 9860688?
The Ashley Tulen Gray 9860688 gives a household three seating positions while letting the two outside seats recline independently and keeping the center seat stationary. That setup can be useful when one person wants to sit upright while others put their feet up. Pull-tab controls operate the two end recliners without requiring an electrical outlet, and the 22-inch seat depth leaves enough room to settle back without creating an extra-deep sofa. Soft chenille-feel polyester upholstery, waterfall backs and double-padded pillow-top arms give the Tulen a relaxed family-room character. With 65 inches between the arms across the full seating area, the sofa provides substantially more shared seating width than the matching loveseat while preserving the same straightforward manual-recline design.
Reinforced frame and metal seat box provide added stability
High-quality foam cushions wrapped in poly fiber
Polyester upholstery
Which seats recline on the Ashley Tulen Sofa 9860688?
The left and right end seats recline manually, while the center seat remains stationary. That means three people can use the sofa at once, but only the two outer positions extend into reclining mode. For households with mixed preferences, this can be more practical than a design where every seat moves, because the middle position stays upright while the outside seats operate independently. The pull-tab controls are built into the reclining ends, so the sofa does not need access to a power outlet for motion.
How much room does the Tulen 9860688 need when the recliners are open?
Upright, the Tulen is 40 inches deep; fully reclined, the open length reaches 65 inches. That adds about 25 inches to the front-to-back footprint. Ashley lists only 3 inches of rear clearance, so from the wall to the front edge of the fully open sofa you should plan for about 68 inches, or roughly 5 feet 8 inches. If a main walkway also needs to remain open in front, adding another 30–36 inches of passage space brings the total planning depth to about 98–104 inches, or roughly 8 feet 2 inches to 8 feet 8 inches. Those walkway figures are planning guidance rather than Ashley specifications. This is one of the main differences between
reclining sofas and stationary sofas in room planning.
What do the Tulen's 21-inch seat height and 22-inch seat depth mean for everyday sitting?
A 21-inch seat height keeps the Tulen from sitting especially low, while the 22-inch seat depth gives you room to lean back without the long reach of an extra-deep lounge sofa. Those proportions make the upright position relatively conventional before either outside seat is reclined. The 65-inch distance between the arms is shared across all three seating positions, so the sofa is designed more for family-style seating than for oversized individual seats. When deciding whether the Tulen fits your room and seating needs,
overall width, seat proportions and open recline space all need to work together.
Shopping for the Ashley Tulen Gray Manual Reclining Sofa 9860688 in Chicago or elsewhere in Illinois? VBU Furniture offers local pickup and Illinois delivery, with shipping available across the contiguous 48 states.
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