Outdoor Lounge Chair: Low Seat, Teak or Mesh, and a Table

Short answer

Kenny seat
38-19 in
Seat depth
20.9 in
Algot
16.3 and 17.7 in

A lounge chair sits lower and deeper than a dining chair. Kenny has a 38-19 in seat, 20.9 in deep, on mesh with an olefin cushion. Arvid is teak slats with an optional cushion. Pair either with Algot teak lounge tables at 16.3 and 17.7 in.

Outdoor Lounge Chair Kenny with a black powder-coated stainless steel frame and Oat olefin cushion, three-quarter view.

A garden lounge chair is for the hour after dinner: low, deep and angled back, with a table at hand height for a glass. It is a different chair from a dining chair, and buying one for the other job is the usual mistake. This guide is how lounge chairs differ, what Kenny and Arvid are each for, and how to set a small lounge on a terrace or balcony.

Lounge chair or dining chair?

A dining chair sits at 18 in, upright, for a 30 in table. A lounge chair sits lower and deeper and leans back. Kenny has a seat height of 15 to 19 in, a 20.9 in seat depth and arms at 19.3 in.

If you want one set of chairs for meals and lounging, buy dining chairs. Lounge chairs at a dining table put your chin at plate height.

Kenny or Arvid?

Kenny is the soft one: an outdoor mesh seat and back that drain the moment rain lands, with an Oat olefin cushion included. Stainless steel frame.

Arvid is the warm one: teak slats on a black powder-coated steel frame with integrated arms. Bare teak for the summer, or add the Arvid two-piece cushion in Oat or Dusk, sold separately. The teak weathers silver-gray unless oiled once a year.

Which table?

A lounge table should sit about level with the seat, so a glass is at hand without leaning. Algot teak tables are 16.3 in (Small, 65 x 21.9 in) and 17.7 in (Medium, 74.5 x 25.6 in), and nest.

For a stone top, the outdoor Anton and Leo coffee tables come in Dekton sintered stone, 16.3 to 20.5 in high.

Balcony or terrace?

On a balcony, one lounge chair and the small Algot or a small Leo leave room to pass. On a terrace, two chairs facing the view with a nesting pair between them is the classic set.

Kenny is 26.2 in wide. Measure the balcony depth before ordering two.

Assembly and care

Both arrive partly assembled. Wipe frames with a damp cloth in spring. Lift cushions in for long rain and winter.

Low, deep, and a table at seat height

Kenny
mesh, cushion included
Arvid
teak, cushion optional
Kenny width
26.2 in

Kenny on mesh with a cushion included, Arvid in teak with an optional cushion. Algot teak lounge tables at 16.3 and 17.7 in, or stone Anton and Leo. Welded in Sweden, 10-year warranty.

Frequently asked questions

What is a garden lounge chair?

A low, deep, reclined outdoor chair for relaxing rather than eating.

Can I use a lounge chair at a dining table?

Not well. It sits too low. Use dining chairs at 18 in.

Does Kenny come with a cushion?

Yes, in Oat olefin.

Does Arvid come with a cushion?

No. The two-piece Arvid cushion in Oat or Dusk is sold separately.

What height lounge table?

About level with the seat: Algot is 16.3 or 17.7 in.

Do they need assembly?

Partly. Both arrive partly assembled.

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