Lakeland Mills Cedar Log Lounge Chair, Natural

Update: as mentioned in original review, package arrived un-taped and chair slat cracked. Tried to fix it with wood glue but continued to crack. Contacted Dana @ Lakeland Mills and she quickly shipped a replacement slat. A+ for customer service. Great chairs, definitely give off the Log Cabin vibe. I am a big guy, 250 pounds, and these sit VERY comfortably. Plenty of room for my wide hips and the slope of the seat is perfect - no struggle to get up but still feel slightly reclined. Construction was easy, but laborious. Used a power drill for the screws. Waiting to stain for a while. Nice big thick logs are great - durable and strong. Only issue was one back seat slat was cracked on one of the two chairs we bought. I wood glued it back, no issues. This was damaged because one box arrived open, with NO packing tape ever installed at the factory, so it shipped all the way from Michigan to NC in an open box! yet somehow all the parts showed up ok except that slat. Arrived on time. Love them!

I hesitantly bought three of these chairs. I loved the way they looked online, but wasn't sure about the comfort factor. My husband had absolutely no trouble putting these together. They are quite impressive. We stained them a cedar color and water proofed them. I can't tell you just how thrilled I am with these chairs! I am 5' 1, and my husband is 5' 9, and they are incredibly comfortable for us both. I have had so many people stop and tell me how beautiful these are, and we live on an average. They were driving by and got out of their car, walked up to me while I was working on the patio, and asked where I bought them. I am getting ready to by three more. The wind is horrible out here, and we needed something that wouldn't blow away. They are perfect, very heavy, very rustic looking, and yes, the wood had long splits in it. That is how this wood is….if you don't like the log cabin look, then why are you looking at these? Love Love Love them!!!!

I could not be happier with my chairs! The photos speak for themselves they are absolutely beautiful. I was wondering at first if i could put the chairs together by myself and the answer is yes. I am a 120 lb woman and i had no problem. It took me a while to figure out what diameter pilot hole i need for the the long screws but i finally got it right. I decided on minwax gel stain and Helmsman poly to seal the stain. I wanted a rustic look and i have it! Thanks Lakeland!

I researched these type of chairs quite extensively before purchasing these and I couldn't be happier! They are less expensive than other similar chairs, are very well made and sturdy and even an amateur could put them together and weather proof them (me!) . The weather proofing brought out beautiful grain in the wood and it looks absolute great around our new fire pit. They are comfortable for me, 5 feet 4 in and my 6 foot 3 in husband, not an easy feat. Enjoying a brew sitting in them right now. We also bought two end tables and are ordering a tete a tete to complete our set.

I love these chairs - our parents have them up at their lake house, so I purchased two of them for my husbands birthday for our new patio and fire pit. I’ve assembled them before and they are pretty simple to put together if you follow the instructions. However 1 of the 2 chairs that we received proved to be extremely difficult to assemble due to the fact that the dowels on the ends of some of the pieces were too large or not sanded down enough to comfortably fit into the holes of the compatible pieces. If this were my first time assembling these, I might have thought I had done something wrong, but no matter how many times I took them a part and started over the one chair must have been slightly defective, because we could not make it fit properly. My husband ended up sanding down the dowels that were too large and we were able to make it work, but it was definitely a hassle. Once we got the chair properly assembled, it works great and is very comfortable. 4 stars due to the defect.

Thsi is a very nice chair. It maybe 40 minutes to put together and that was without rushing and without proper tools. It says you need a rubber mallet which could be helpful but a few hits from my palm did the trick. Everything fit together nicely. I did use a hammer in a few spots (while cushioning the wood with a towel since I don't have a rubber mallet). You should have a ratchet or wrench set, but I used an adjustable wrench which worked just fine. I also had a drill for the screws. A few screws required me to finish off with a screwdriver since the screws are sunk deep into the wood and my drill wouldn't go in that far. There are some places where there are no holes pre-drilled for the screws but they're not necessary. The screws go in very easily without pre-drilling. Once assembled, it's very sturdy and feels extremely solid. It's cedar so it should hold up to the elements as far as rotting, etc., but I did purchase some clear coat to give it a finish. It's fine without a finish (no splintering or anything) but cedar does change color in the sun without finish and I'd like to try to preserve the natural cedar look as long as I can. I'd buy another one.

I bought 4 of these chairs for my outdoor fire pit on pavers. We have an outdoor kitchen and just added a new fire pit area 18 by 20 and these chairs finish it off just right. I read the reviews before buying them and was a little concerned there were some negatives. The positives way out numbered the negative so we went ahead and bought them. I used to be a fine finish carpenter and have worked with a lot of cedar being from Maine. That said the quality of this wood from Lakeland Mills is fantastic and the fit is real nice. The contrasting color in all the logs will look grand after we apply our planned clear satin finish. I was concerned about a couple of reviews that complained about one leg longer than others and it not sitting flat, well my first one came out that way. The easy fix was to put a 1" board under one of the legs that is longer and then push down on the short legs to just tweak it a bit and remove 1' board and it sits perfect!! I'm very fussy so before I assembled them I used my satin finish on all the ends and socket and even the angle braces on the bottom, so once assembled this acted also like a little glue, but the main reason is it will add to the longevity of the chairs as we all know the ends and pockets absorb more water than the sides and you can't get at them after assembled. My wife is short 4' 10" and and i am 5' 8" and we both feel that they are very comfortable. We looked at and tried out a lot of Adirondack chairs and find these to be more comfortable and much better built. We are looking forward to them serving us for many years. Cracks give it character.

Love these chairs, they're easy to assemble, are very sturdy even on gravel, have the right rustic attitude I was looking for and so far have weathered the outdoors well. May purchase a couple more.