Plant Theatre Adirondack Chair – Outdoor, Acacia Hardwood, Folding Chairs for Lawn, Fire Pit & Patio
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| Size | 91cm x 73cm x 90cm | 58cm x 49cm x 5cm | 13.3cm x 63.5cm x 53.3cm |
| Weight | 14kg | 1.5kg | 4.6kg |
| Benefits | This Adirondack chair is stained and oiled by hand. It offers a deep-slatted fan back and sloped seat for optimum comfort. | Super comfortable high back cushions come with removable headrests and made from water resistant Polyester. | This solid Adirondack folding footstool is built to match Plant Theatre’s Adirondack chair. It’s foldable for easy storage and is made from sustainable Acacia wood. |
| Water Resistant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensions: | 91.01 x 73 x 89.99 cm; 14.02 Kilograms |
| Colour: | Acacia |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Manufacture: | Plant Theatre |
| Colour: | Acacia |
| Dimensions: | 91.01 x 73 x 89.99 cm; 14.02 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Easy to assemble, although instructions are poor, not the thickest wood used, definitely thinner than the old ones I replaced, no sure they will last the 15 years we had the last pai
I bought two of these on sale as part of the Prime Day discount so I received 35% off and free next day delivery. Terrific!
DELIVERY. Score: 5/5
Let’s start with something super positive. Driver was spot on schedule with the app’s suggested time. Fantastic friendly gent. He arrived in a very clean and well organised vehicle. One box arrived with a slight tear (2 inch long) and not through the box so nothing that would suggest damage.
UNPACKING. Score: 5/5
The components are really well packed. No foam bits – just a good economical use of cardboard and some strong zip-bags which can be re-used for other things.
COMPONENTS. Score: 5/5
All were easily identified and quality. There are no extras and each item is integral to the build. Should you loose one while assembling the chair you’ll have to hunt down the missing piece which I don’t know if that’s easy to do or not from the company. The tools for the job are provided and they work well.
INSTRUCTIONS. Score: 3/5
Thankfully the notes they give on the sheet fill the gaps where the Ikea-like drawings fail. The drawings alone are difficult to follow – I used the written instructions and that worked. Having a bit of assembly knowledge will help fill in the gaps otherwise it may take a bit of time to figure it out. Not such a Beginner level project fast job – more an Intermediate level fast job.
ASSEMBLY. Score: 5/5 (Chair 1) and 1/5 (Chair 2)
When it works it works well. The first chair was really easy to assemble. I was working outside in a high wind and with a very uncomfortable strained back so that slowed progress down so about 30 minutes from unboxing to sitting in the chair with a favourite beverage could be achievable.
HOWEVER ….
Chair no. 2 was a very different story. One of the pre-drilled holes in the back piece of the chair was not allowing me to connect it to the seat. This is an integral connection. The hole was drilled slightly lower than the bolt which feeds through the dowel that connects the two. The dowel is not the strongest and any prying on it will split the wood. I used a scriber to gouge out the the depth I needed PLUS the height to gain a truer alignment. It took a second pair of hands to hold the fastener in place and then it was an hour of trail and error until we finally got the bolt to catch onto the fastener and pull the entire back and seat into position and lock it into place. Before the second set of hands arrived I worked on this for over an hour and a half. I was so frustrated I called Amazon to return the chairs because the pre-drilling of the holes were so off. Luckily the second crack at it with some force to shimmy the pieces into alignment worked – so I called off the return. But people need to be aware that there may be a bit of sweat you need to invest if something is not lining up.
RETURNS. Score: 5/5
Amazon was terrific here. The online chat worked effortlessly and we were able to cancel the return without a problem. Once they pass you through their bot (they are fully transparent that you will be with a bot for a while) then the agents will speak to you on the phone or online. I did both and both were efficient.
THE CHAIR. Score: 4/5
The chairs for the sale price are very good value. Given the rising cost of things its hard to give an accurate cost of their build to retail price point but I know that I was going to build these from scratch myself but after pricing out the wood/ oil/ and fasteners plus fuel to drive around and get – there is no way I could build these for the price offered here. I’ll personalise the chairs by adding a dutch oil treatment to them.
They are super sturdy. We have cut a patch on our land and have the chairs sitting on strimmed grounds where bracken,ferns and ivy were growing. They sit on undulating surface but seemed to have found a firm footing from about two hours of sitting in them.
As I mentioned I have a uncomfortable strained lower back and sitting in these chairs for 45 minutes in one sitting and about 1:15 in another the pain floats away. The anthropometrics of the chair (for us anyways) feels ideal. And placing your arms onto the wide and sturdy paddle arm rests is just a lovely position. Leaning back you can find your head is supported by the tall back. The curve in the chair also makes for some lovely comfort. This is all WITHOUT the optional cushion.
Unfortunately there are some imperfections – stain missing, a small area on the exposed side where it looks like too much stain was spilled and dried in a puddle, wood marks and small chips. If this would be in real life shopping I may be proud that I found a bargain in the discontinued section – and got lucky.
FOLDING. Score: 5/5
The chairs fold and this is easy. They stay locked in place when you transport them and are easy to move around. A bit bulky – remember they are wood and not plastic or canvas so expect it to bit like carrying a wood pallet around – except not as heavy.
TWO WORDS OF CAUTION
In assembling the chair one may find having to work blindly underneath the seat. Be aware that there is a pin attached to a brass “chain-linky” thing which will hold the wood pegs which locks the chair in its seat position. This piece of metal can be razor sharp and you will come across it because you have to feed a bolt into the seat which hides just above and behind where this item is. If not careful there is the possibility to cut one self or damage a nice watch.
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The colour was very different from the photos – much darker and browner. We were lucky because it fits into our environment with no problem but others looking to fit into a colour scheme may be disappointed.
ADDITIONAL POINTS
Some additional points about the product:
1. It is slightly narrower than what I am used to in this style of chair but having said that it is still roomy.
2. The paddle arm rests also are a bit narrower than what I am used to but that is not to say they don’t “work”. We easily had a glass on one and burgers on a plate on the other. Eating was easily done and we look forward to it every evening.
We are happy with our choice. Again the discount really sold it for us. I think at full price I would have sent them back. Where we live the weather is very hard on things so we figure it faces damage in the near future anyways. This is a head start on the aging and patina of the chairs. Like the title says this is one of those purchases where you found what you’ve been looking for for a long time is in the discontinued section of a shop and your happy to go home with a few imperfections because of the money saved.
Great chair. Looks great. Exactly what I wanted looks wise and was good value compared to others. Appears to be well oiled – hopefully will stand up to the elements. Great so far. Will probably just put it away for winter. Issues with some of the holes not being adequately drilled which caused a few issues with the first one – I was ready for this on the second. One of the instructions was a bit ambiguous and we went wrong. Luckily it was one of the fixings that could be easily removed and changed. Definitely needed a two people and relatively strong ones at that.
I’d previously purchased and returned Adirondack chairs from another company as they were poor quality. These chairs were a similar price and are fantastic. It took us about 45 minutes to assemble the first one; there are clear instructions and everything is labelled. Once made, they are extremely comfortable; I thought we might need cushions but we don’t. I’ve given 4 stars for sturdiness only because they shift a little when getting in and out, but I suspect this is because they are foldable. I’d buy more if we had a. Ivermectin garden!
These chairs are just as I hoped they’d be. Assembly was tricky in places but easier with chair 2! Comfort is good, cushions make it even better. Looking forward to the better weather to enjoy having them in my garden.
I must praise the customer service of this company. It is outstanding. I had a query and it was dealt with immediately.
Thank you.
Used as additional garden seating easily folded for storage. Extra coat of oil added before use for extra protection, as oiling of chairs on arrival seemed to be well soaked in. Very pleased with the chairs.
Very comfortable stylish garden chair, folds up nicely for winter. Already have two of them which have been very durable. A little tricky to assemble but clear instructions supplied. Recommend very highly.
Bought these for our summerhouse and we are very pleased with them. Very sturdy, easy to put together, no sharp edges and last but not least very comfortable, more so than any other outdoor seating we have purchased.
I am very happy with my new chairs! Very comfortable too. My Hubby said they were very easy to put together, the only blip we had one of the chairs had 2 missing parts!
I emailed the company to let them know and within a couple of days the replacement arrived.
Very impressed with the service.
Ever since my son got a couple of very expensive adirondack chairs, I have been seriously considering getting some myself. As I needed 3 chairs, I was looking for value (I even thought about making them myself but sourcing good wood and making them correctly was going to be expensive and time consuming) and quality and this was proving difficult.
I saw these chairs on Amazon, and with a discount voucher, they were within the price bracket for me. The reviews were great and in particular, they reported that the chairs weathered very well.
My only experience so far is with assembling one of the chairs and examining the build quality and the quality of the wood. So this is what I will comment on :
1. Assembly was very easy. The nuts/bolts/washers are all in individual numbered bubbles of a blister pack, so you can readily see the components required for each step. The written instructions were excellent and they referred to the blister pack numbers. The diagram for the instructions suffered from being a photocopy of a photocopy too many times and was hard to decipher – but the written instructions more than made up for this. I did the assembly on the kitchen table, and this eliminated any need to bend down – made the process enjoyable, and I differed from the instructions in the final steps by fully attaching one arm before commencing the other (the instructions were to attach the rear of both arms before attaching the fronts – but my way was better).
2. The build quality is excellent. Everything fits together easily and correctly and although it is not Ikea perfect it is very much precision cut and pre-drilled. The resulting chair is solid and strong and sits perfect on a flat floor. In comparison with my son’s much more expensive (approx 3 times more expensive) chairs, they are a little lighter but just as sturdy and they may be a little smaller (not certain of that last point). They also have a better folding mechanism (and that’s my son’s opinion).
3. I am delighted with the Wood Quality. I was a little nervous of this before I saw the chairs. In my experience of garden furniture, there seems to be a lot of variation in the quality of the wood in hardwood furniture. These chairs seem to have the same wood that is in my 15+ year old garden dining chairs which are still going strong – and that’s a very strong sign of good wood quality. The wood is smooth, close grained and feels well polished (probably the result of the oiling). The colour is great – golden brown.
I will assemble the remaining two chairs before next spring, ready for use when the weather improves. I expect them to need a treatment of hardwood oil in midsummer and then again at the end of the summer, before all will be put in storage for the winter months. I’m pretty sure they will last for a long time and still look good in the garden in many years time. Would thoroughly recommend them, even though I’ve only had them a few days.
Always wanted a Adirondack chair and this one ticked all the boxes. Was easy enough to assemble only had it a couple months so not sure how it’ll fair up over winter but it does collapse down a bit for storage .
Not as easy to assemble as I thought but as a novice still managed, sturdy extremely comfortable look fantastic
We bought 2 of these once we had built the first one the second was easy. Lovely and comfortable
Really happy with this chair. My partner who put it together assured me that it went together relatively easily. It is very comfortable, particularly with the cushion and footres
Looks very smart, good quality and very comfortable to sit in. Added bonus it folds down so easy to store away in the wintertime
Quite pleased with the two of these chairs we ordered. We already had Adirondack chairs on the patio and wanted two more fir further upnthe garden. These have the edge in that we can fold them up and put them away for winter rather than rely on covers not blowing off.
They need som assembly and I did find som of the hardware provided was poor quality but it all went together OK and the instructions were easy enough to follow. The only real criticism here is the rather essential security pins that stop it folding do fall out of their holes rather easily but re awkward to get at when unfolding the chairs. As, for our use, they will only be folded once every Autumn that is not a big issue.
We have found this type of chair to be among the more comfortable of garden furniture and with a padded cushion they are perfect to while away a summer afternoon.
Beautiful looking, solid and well-constructed. Great customer service. Prompt delivery. Very glad I took the plunge and bought them.
Very happy indeed with two of these chairs which my husband put together without too much expletive. They feel very safe to sit in (I’m not petite) but were lighter than I’d imagined from the photos. Bought footstools and cushions separately and would recommend those as well.
Great value for money nicely finished. I bought two, one was easy to put together the second one had some misalignment on one of the holes and it took a lot of patience to eventually align the bolt and the fixing sleeve.
Very good price for Adirondack chairs. Good quality materials. Arrived well packaged, ahead of time. One part was difficult to assemble but otherwise it was fine. We’re considering buying another pair.
I ordered two of these to add to two that we’ve had for about five years now. The quality is excellent, the wood looks beautiful but will fade and silver a bit over time. For me the chairs are so comfortable, my wife doesn’t find them so comfortable but we have now bought the matching cushions which work well for her, I prefer without the cushions. The fact that they fold up is great for storage. The first chair didn’t take long to be put together however the second had one hole drilled to deep and one to shallow and so it took a lot longer to put together as I first had to work out what was wrong and then work around it with additional washers etc. It was annoying but didn’t detract from the comfort and quality of these chairs.
Lovely chairs, look good and very comfortable. Assembly wasn’t easy and given how much they cost some of the holes could have been drilled better.
Easy to build looks good can’t wait to use i
Solid, well made & worth the money.
Easy to put together, and the cushion I bought with it sets it off great, now just got to get foot stool that matches…
Very high quality. Packaging was brilliant and both chairs were well protected and secured.
The presentation of the screws and fixings was amazingly good, clearly identifiable and the assembly instructions were clear. I think they should be promoted as an example of very best practice .
My only suggestion to improve them is to may be consider doing no2 before no.1 as then one can carefully lay the side down on a floor and not have gravity causing the washer to move as much when fixing the arms.
DELIGHTED
Fiddly to put together also has one screw missing off back panel. Purchased two but only have one assembled at mome
This is our 5th Adirondack for our garden – 1st hardwood and 1st from Plant Theatre. This model is equally well built and comfortable. Delivered early morning and was ready for action for a cuppa tea by 10:30. Looks like I have to buy another one as the boss has given it !
ook me an hour to put it get together I don’t know whether it was this heat but I lost the will to live in the end it looks simple but it’s no
Very well made, easy to put together, so glad another item I ordered was delayed by another 6 weeks, this was a very fast delivery and I’ve got the seat stool and cushion for the same price as the cancelled order, brillia
Chairs came on time, Hard to put together but look great. Need a cushion on them for comfort. Overall though, I’m very happy.
One of my best recent buys. Have used extensively and has been a great boon in making the garden a more comfortable place during the lockdown.
Pretty easy to assemble and seems sturdy. Did not get cushions but no problems sitting on the chair as is.
I felt they were quite difficult to assemble. Instructions not very easy to follow.
Purchased as a gift for my British fiance. Ordered online from the States on a Saturday evening on Amazon.co.uk and was delivered to my fiance’s door within 16 hours on a Sunday afternoon. Assembled within an hour, and he’s been enjoying sitting in it every day since. Sturdy and comfortable, well-made, high quality wood. So impressed! He loves it. Looking forward to buying the matching footstool and side table when the online stock is replenished. Thank you!
So happy I bought this chair! Really good quality wood and patio looks great with it. instructions to assemble are not super easy, I mean we are all used to ikea simple instructions… so in comparison these were a bit trickier … but if you take 5 minutes to observe the steps on paper and all the screws you have before jumping into assembling it then it will be straightforward.
It’s so comfortable to sit on! Also the wide armrests make no need for a coffee table as they are wide enough to hold a drink, a plate or book! love it!
I bought this chair last year and loved it. I liked it so much, I bought a second one in March.
Unfortunately the securing plug broke. I contacted customer services and they send me a replacement immediately no questions asked.
Well done Plant theatre. I will certainly buy from you again.
This is a really nice garden chair. It looks good, it feels sturdy, and for the price it’s well worth having. We got a particularly good deal, but anything around 130-140 ish is still decent value in my opinion.
The only negative was the assembly, which wasn’t as clear and easy as Ikea but still ok with a bit of common sense. I also found I needed to tighten the factory screws/bolts as well as the self-assembly ones.
I would recommend getting the matching footstool (particularly if you’re on the shorter side otherwise your legs will dangle over the front because the seat is fairly reclined!) which makes it even more comfortable and a pleasure to sit in.
Firstly this is a lovely seat. I haven’t used the foldup function yet, no need to until autumn/winter.
Assembly instructions are clear and easy to follow. I did need an extra hand building it.
I also ordered the matching small table. A good set all round.
The first one I was sent was damaged, the seller sent another to me within a few days, top-notch service from these guys.
To be fair the assembly can be a struggle for one person, holding sections as you screw in other parts.
It comes with all the screws you need and tools to screw the screw.
Bought as a gift for my father who is a carpenter, he was really impressed with the quality and has now enjoyed a sit outside on his new garden chair. Thank you for the fast delivery too. Very happy customer.
Really well made chair and easy to assemble. We bought two along with the footstool and they arrived in good time. I’m going to take advice I read here to put oil on them just to be on the safe side. Very happy with our purchase although we will probably buy the matching cushions, just to give that extra comfort element.
It is beautiful and comfortable, but does have problems with assembly. I have experience in furniture assembly, but I made the first step in a wrong way, and found it only at the last step. It was tricky to fix. And the holes for fixators on the very last step at the left side are not coaxial, and I cannot put one of the fixators in. The right side is fine. Actually, they both are not needed. I like the chair, it is great for its price.
These chairs are beautiful and add a touch of class to our garden. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and although there was an issue with a couple of the small parts needed to put it together the customer service was fantastic. Highly recommend
You won’t go wrong or be disappointed here with this buy. So good that we have bought another one for this summer, pressie for myself this time as the missus has taken sole ownership of our previous purchase :-).
Enjoy !
A little extra dexterity needed to crack the assembly but just follow the instructions and all goes together well. The first one took half an hour, the second twenty minutes. Nice smooth wood, not sure how the rain will affect the finish, mine are inside a summer house so not important.
Bit fiddly putting it together, but instructions and labelling are good, so not to problematic (easier than ikea). Very nice chair to both look at and sit in – bit too comfortable – if i settle in it I dont want to get out even without cushions its comfy
Given these reservations, I would still recommend them. I live in Scotland at the coast and they are out all year in all weathers. With a little more care I hope to get some years out of them yet. They are still good value for money and are both visually and anatomically pleasing.
Chair arrived, well packed, two days from (free p&p) purchase. It was straightforward to put together, taking about half an hour in total. I am really impressed with the quality: the wood is smooth and sturdy; the fittings are made of brass and easily secured with the tool provided. I was a little worried about the colour of the wood, but this was unnecessary; the colour is beautiful! So finally, I sat in it, and it is as comfortable as everyone reports. This is a great chair and I’m really happy with it!
I’ve alway hankered after one of these. Saw one in my local garden centre and tried it for size. Very comfortable. Their price for one in softwood wasn’t a whole lot cheaper than this. Well designed and very clear instructions with the hardware pack for self assembly nicely thought out and parts numbered in a blister pack. You would have to be an octopus to assemble one single-handed so have your assistant ready for the job. I am going to give mine a light coating of Danish Oil to help it withstand the vagaries of the British weather. A good value purchase and very very comfortable.
I’ve always wanted some of these chairs and I am very pleased with the quality of these. They are absolutely as comfortable as everyone says and I’m looking forward to sitting in them all summer.
They are fairly straightforward to put together – each one took about half an hour, and one person can do it though it is a bit fiddly with the washers on the H section. I decided I didn’t particularly like the oiled brown finish, although I am sure they would have weathered to look more like the photo, so I have stained mine ash black, which looks really smart.
The folding design really works well, so they can go in the shed over winter – although they are hardwood, I don’t see any point in leaving them sitting through the winter rain.
Oiled the chairs after advice from the seller who couldn’t be more helpful using B&Q own brand teak oil to keep them protected over winter and into summer. Incredibly comfortable and don’t move and inch. I’m 100Kg+ 6ft 1″
Will buy again if I need more because acacia wood is far better than softwood pine, fir or spruce for the wet UK weather. The seller is incredibly helpful also should any advice be required.
We bought two of these last year and love them. They fold easily and don’t take up much storage space in the shed.
In use, they re-assemble easily and are comfortable and supportive of the lower back, even without a cushion.
I especially like the broad paddle armrests, so handy for balancing drinks containers, sunglasses, books etc.
I had to contact the supplier having lost one of the pegs and was very impressed by their customer service and prompt
handling of my problem. Very satisfied indeed.
My wife has had her eye on these chairs since a Nicholas Sparkes movie featured them. I was a little sceptical (we have a garage full of garden furniture already!) but I have to say these chairs are brilliant – great quality, easy to put together and amazingly comfortable with or without cushions. The extra wide arms are perfect for placing a drink/book on too without danger of knocking it off. Delivery too is so, so quick and, when we did have one small issue with one chair, this was resolved immediately by return of post. Excellent service and a terrific product.
The first chair went together without a hitch. However I had problems with some of the hardware on the second chair.
I contacted the seller and received a prompt response, and in no time a replacement bag arrived thereby enabling me to finish the assembly.
I am very pleased with the quality and they look great on the patio. The fact that they can be folded and stored is why we chose them. But what I am pleased with mostly is the customer service received from the company when I contacted them. It’s not what they get wrong that matters, it’s what they do to put it right, and they get a thumbs up from me.
Excellent chair, well made, very comfortable and great to look at. It was well packed and each set of bolts, washers, etc were individually bagged. The instructions could have been a little clearer but very little difficulty in assembling. It is probably best to have second person on hand to help expecially when attching back rest to main supports. I bought the padded cover to go with the chair and could not be happier. I’m so happy with this purchase that I am now going to buy another three.
Can’t wait to repeat that bit in a sunny garden in the near future, and for years to come, as they are amazingly comfortable and with a little care should last for a long time. Love that they can fold up, so can overwinter in the garage out of the bad weather. Thanks for great service and a superb product – would recommend them highly.
I’d have paid a bit more to have it delivered assembled – not too hard since it folds down fairly flat for storage.