Strathwood Chaise Lounge :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
This handsome, well-made chaise is tailor-made for soaking up the sun or relaxing by the pool. A unique tray table extends to hold drinks, magazines, and other lounging essentials, then slides back underneath for storage. The back adjusts to five positions--from fully-upright to completely-reclined. Matching cushions can also be purchased to add even more comfort.

The bench’s slotted surface allows rain to flow through, rather than collect and damage the wood. The piece is made from kapur wood, a high-density Southeast Asian hardwood with excellent weather-resistant properties. Light enough to move easily around deck or lawn, kapur requires no finishing and is exceptionally-sturdy--with enough oil to repel the ravages of rain, sun, and dew. Rust-resistant hardware and mortise and tenon construction also add to the piece’s strength and durability.

Before shipment, your new furniture received a generous application of teak oil. Teak oil provides protection from the ultraviolet sunrays. Left untreated, Kapur will weather to a soft warm shade of gray similar to the weathering of teak. If you prefer to prevent this weathering process, you may apply additional coats of teak oil. The frequency of necessary teak oil applications will depend on the intensity of the sun in your environment, but typically, one or two coats per year is sufficient. Teak oil can usually be found at a marine dealer, hardware store, or internet dealer. If you allow your furniture to weather, you may later decide that you would want to restore it to its original condition. This is possible by using teak cleaner products, also available at most marine dealers and internet dealers. After following the instructions for cleaning, you will want to apply a coat of teak oil to prevent the weathering process.

Customer Reviews

very good for the price

2008-09-04
exactly as advertised, a decent chair with a clever table that slides away inside it. For the low price, it's just fine and (at least for now) it looks like it cost more. How sturdy is it? Sturdy enough... I definitely wouldn't jump up and down on it, but it's solid enough to hold me (a normal sized male) without any problems. Others have sat on them too, no problems. I bought two and I'm happy with them.

is this wood from a sustainable source?

2008-09-03
I wish Amazon provided more information (preferably from a third party source) about the wood used in this product. I do not wish to contribute to deforestation of a tropical rainforest.

great value lounge

2008-08-29
This is a very economical product. The lounge is on the smallish side, but is well made and is easy to assemble. I wish we had purchased these lounges years ago.
Waiting until we could affort top of the line Teak patio furniture was a mistake. This is a great product.

I love them

2008-08-15
I think the two chaise lounges I purchased are great! They are well built and easy to put together. I'm not concerned about any possible "bleeding" of the stain, which I have never seen on any product from Strathwood (and I have purchased four other products from them). Every year I apply new oil to the other Strathwood products, and I expect to do the same with the chaises-that is what is required with real wood if you want to have the brown look.

Very bad quality Chaise Lounge. I don't know how give 1 star :(

2008-08-09
Very bad quality in all way. Be careful when you are lay down because is falling in part easily. I got this year and have been used four time but I don't think this chaise will survive to use next year.

WisSkye

2008-08-01
This handsome, well-made chaise is tailor-made for soaking up the sun or relaxing by the pool. A unique tray table extends to hold drinks, magazines, and other lounging essentials, then slides back underneath for storage. The back adjusts to five positions--from fully-upright to completely-reclined. Matching cushions can also be purchased to add even more comfort.

The lounge’s preassembled components fit together easily with the help of an included allen wrench. This item measures 74 inches long, 24 inches wide, and 12-1/2 inches tall. --Mary Park

Lounge Chair 2008-07-28
I looked at this product for a long time before purchasing. So glad I decided to buy it!

great buy for the price 2008-07-27
I read all of the reviews here and decided to buy two of these. One did arrived damaged but Amazon was very helpful with that. They sent me a new chair right away. It was a bit of a pain in the neck re-wrapping it though and due to the damage they were not here in time for my son's bday party as we hoped they would be. But the customer service was great.

I did seal the chairs as some other reviews suggested. They look awesome! I figured it was worth the time and effort to save some $ and not have them stain our patio. I have noticed though a tiny bit of stain from the chairs on the patio, but am still pretty happy with them.

I would buy them again.

Great lounger for the price! 2008-07-21
I'm using this lounger on my 12x12 patio and it is great! Just wide and long enough to be comfortable, but not so big that it crowds the space. It takes about 40 minutes to assemble (if you cannot find the wheels, they are stored in the space under the pull-out table - it took me 20 minutes of searching to find them!). We just had rain here and this chair did fine - you could see the water beading up on it rather than soaking into the wood. Also, it will support larger people - my family is up to 300lbs and it has been just fine!

Excellent Product 2008-07-21

These lounge chairs are great, arrived on time, good quality and excellent price