Upholstered recliner including molded furniture components

An upholstered recliner comprising:

• a pair of blow molded polymer arm rest forms, each of the arm rest forms being hollow and having a continuous wall extending around a top, two lateral sides, a forward side, a rearward side, and a bottom side;
• a seat deck bolted inbetween the pair of molded polymer arm rest forms;
• a recliner mechanism positioned below and attached to the seat deck;
• and
• a blow molded back rest attached to the recliner mechanism.

A method of assembling a recliner, the method comprising:

• putting a pair of conforming sock portions over a pair of blow molded armrest forms;
• putting a pair of conforming sock portion over a blow molded backrest form;
• putting a conforming sock over a seat deck;
• attaching the arm rest forms to the seat deck;
• attaching a recliner mechanism to the seat deck;
• and
• attaching the blow molded back rest form to the recliner mechanism;