Not the dark oak as advertised. More of a weathered drift wood. Not at all unattractive, but not what I needed to match other furniture. Assembly would have been easier if rockers went on last. No wood plugs to hide large brass screw heads. Its still a nice piece for a reasonable price.
I bought two Vermont Wooden Rockers and I am more than pleased. They arrived carefully packaged, wrapped and protected. All the parts were there. The wood is even better than I expected. Theyre not just everything that was advertised, but even better. That said, a word of caution about assembling them.
While a tiny combo Allen wrench/screw driver comes with the chairs, I didnt even try using it because I knew it wouldnt provide the torque required for tightening the bolts. I used a power drill to fasten the screws for the rocker pieces and my own Allen wrench because it provided a better grip. The most important caveat concerning the assembly is DO NOT FASTEN ANY BOLTS UNTIL THE LAST STEP. Even though I followed this direction, you really need to keep the pieces loose in order to get all of them in their proper slots. With proper tools, figure an hour per chair to assemble.
Bottom line, great product, great price.
The Canvas bag that covers the metal frame, you have to break a hole in the bag, to bolt the wood sides to the metal frame. It wasnt clear in the instructions that you had to do that.
I never realized how expensive rocking chairs were until I decided to buy one! It is really hard to find assembled rocking chairs in my area and there are so many styles I wasnt 100% sure what I would be most comfortable in. I tried the local Cracker Barrel and of all of their display ones only one was completely comfortable and it wasnt in a color I wanted (I sat in every one they had out). I did learn they shape I was looking for, so that got me farther than I was before I stopped by. I also learned that the comfort can depend on who put it together...so off to I came.
Size wise this is slightly smaller than I expected, but I think that is only because I browsed the reviews and the lovely picture of the woman sitting in hers was throwing my brain off...I pictured her to be my height, but shes definitely shorter than me. No ones fault but my own there! To be fair, if I sit all the way back in the seat with my back straight the back of the seat is about an inch from the back of my knees. Unfortunately I tend to slouch down a bit and in that case I feel like it is too short for me in the seat.
I got two of these in red (mainly due to the cheaper cost of the color). It is a really pretty red and looks nice with my red brick house so its all good. One of the chairs was missing parts but the return/replace was super easy. Ive only put one together so far (weather and an unrelated injury has delayed the other one). It was pretty easy to put together, although Id rather have had standard screws for everything, the allen wrench forced me to do most of it by hand and I felt that was unnecessary.
The first time I sat in it I heard a creak that sounded like a crack, but upon inspection havent found any cracks, and havent heard it in that place since. I did notice one of the seat boards make a creaking sound a few days later when I shifted to cross my legs, but again no visible crack. So Im not sure if this will hold up over time, or if it is just the pieces settling themselves a bit with use, only time will tell.
If they hold up a few seasons I wont be disappointed for the price I dont expect these to be heirlooms.
We liked the similar design in but couldnt find it and decided to give this one a try and they are awesome. They are very easy to assemble and very comfortable. Totally recommended it!
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100% worth it
I absolutely love this chair!
Not as pictured.
Not the dark oak as advertised. More of a weathered drift wood. Not at all unattractive, but not what I needed to match other furniture. Assembly would have been easier if rockers went on last. No wood plugs to hide large brass screw heads. Its still a nice piece for a reasonable price.
Love em, but take your time when assembling
I bought two Vermont Wooden Rockers and I am more than pleased. They arrived carefully packaged, wrapped and protected. All the parts were there. The wood is even better than I expected. Theyre not just everything that was advertised, but even better. That said, a word of caution about assembling them. While a tiny combo Allen wrench/screw driver comes with the chairs, I didnt even try using it because I knew it wouldnt provide the torque required for tightening the bolts. I used a power drill to fasten the screws for the rocker pieces and my own Allen wrench because it provided a better grip. The most important caveat concerning the assembly is DO NOT FASTEN ANY BOLTS UNTIL THE LAST STEP. Even though I followed this direction, you really need to keep the pieces loose in order to get all of them in their proper slots. With proper tools, figure an hour per chair to assemble. Bottom line, great product, great price.
EASY EASY EAST to assemble
LOVE IT!
Good Chair with a modern spartan feel
The Canvas bag that covers the metal frame, you have to break a hole in the bag, to bolt the wood sides to the metal frame. It wasnt clear in the instructions that you had to do that.
Bueno
Excelente
Not bad for the price
I never realized how expensive rocking chairs were until I decided to buy one! It is really hard to find assembled rocking chairs in my area and there are so many styles I wasnt 100% sure what I would be most comfortable in. I tried the local Cracker Barrel and of all of their display ones only one was completely comfortable and it wasnt in a color I wanted (I sat in every one they had out). I did learn they shape I was looking for, so that got me farther than I was before I stopped by. I also learned that the comfort can depend on who put it together...so off to I came. Size wise this is slightly smaller than I expected, but I think that is only because I browsed the reviews and the lovely picture of the woman sitting in hers was throwing my brain off...I pictured her to be my height, but shes definitely shorter than me. No ones fault but my own there! To be fair, if I sit all the way back in the seat with my back straight the back of the seat is about an inch from the back of my knees. Unfortunately I tend to slouch down a bit and in that case I feel like it is too short for me in the seat. I got two of these in red (mainly due to the cheaper cost of the color). It is a really pretty red and looks nice with my red brick house so its all good. One of the chairs was missing parts but the return/replace was super easy. Ive only put one together so far (weather and an unrelated injury has delayed the other one). It was pretty easy to put together, although Id rather have had standard screws for everything, the allen wrench forced me to do most of it by hand and I felt that was unnecessary. The first time I sat in it I heard a creak that sounded like a crack, but upon inspection havent found any cracks, and havent heard it in that place since. I did notice one of the seat boards make a creaking sound a few days later when I shifted to cross my legs, but again no visible crack. So Im not sure if this will hold up over time, or if it is just the pieces settling themselves a bit with use, only time will tell. If they hold up a few seasons I wont be disappointed for the price I dont expect these to be heirlooms.
Comfy chairs
We liked the similar design in but couldnt find it and decided to give this one a try and they are awesome. They are very easy to assemble and very comfortable. Totally recommended it!
Love it I got 3 chairs
Have a new born grandson good to rock him to sleep
So beautiful!
Comfortable and so pretty! Love these!!
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