Born and raised in New Orleans, [Name] has been captivated by architecture and design for as long as she can remember. Growing up surrounded by the city’s rich blend of Spanish Colonial, French Creole, Victorian, and Greek Revival architecture — and inspired by its towering Gothic cathedrals — sparked a lifelong passion for beautiful spaces and thoughtful design.

If you picture a La-Z-Boy recliner in your head, you’re probably picturing something close to the Maverick. High biscuit back, sloping padded arms, a seat you sink into rather than perch on.

It has been a staple of the lineup for years. Because it comes in four different base types, though, “the Maverick” isn’t really one chair. It’s four.

Most reclining sofas make a trade. You get the comfort, but you also get the bulk. Thick arms, heavy backs, and a shape that announces itself from the doorway.

The Bennett is La-Z-Boy’s answer to that trade-off. It’s part of the duo® collection, which hides power reclining hardware inside furniture that reads as stationary seating.

The Greyson is one of those sofas people notice before they sit on it. It has soft curves, a low profile, and none of the bulk you might expect from a reclining sofa. Then you sit down, and the recline surprises you.

It has stayed on La-Z-Boy’s best-selling sofa list for years now. So it’s worth understanding what makes it work — and where it doesn’t.

Isabella Orbe is from the Lake Norman community outside Charlotte, North Carolina. She’s always been creative and hands-on — by her own admission, she’s never met an arts and crafts project she didn’t like. A beginner interior design class in high school was the turning point: it was the first time she realized that being creative and hands-on could be a career, not just a hobby.