Wulfern Ofidoussa Rocking Chairs, Set of 2

A pair of solid acacia rocking chairs with slatted backs, cream seat cushions and long curved runners. Each seat is rated to 300 pounds.

This listing is a pair. The set arrives as two matching rocking chairs and two cream seat cushions, so a porch or a balcony gets both seats from one order. Everything else in the photographs is styling: the side tables, planters and throw pillows are not included.

• Solid acacia, made to stay out

  The frames are solid acacia rather than a veneer over board, and the wood is rated weather resistant. The natural finish lets the grain and the colour shift between boards read clearly, so the grain and tone vary a little from one chair to the other. Brass toned fittings sit at the arm and leg joints.

• How the rocking feels

  Each chair stands on two shaped runners instead of four feet. The runner turns up at the front, which gives a long, slow arc rather than a short tip. They want a level surface, and clearance behind them for the back swing.

• Seat, cushion and back

  The seat is 19 inches wide by 20.75 inches deep and sits 16.5 inches off the ground, roughly dining chair height. A 2 inch cushion, foam inside a cream polyester cover, sits on the wood slats. The slatted back rises above the seat and the arms sweep down into the front legs.

• Room they need

  Each chair measures 24 inches wide, 33.25 inches deep and 33.7 inches tall, and each weighs 22 pounds. Two of them side by side with a gap between want about four and a half feet of porch. The depth figure is the runner rather than the seat, so measure out from the wall before committing a narrow balcony.

• What each seat holds

  The weight capacity is 300 pounds per seat, so both chairs carry the same rating rather than sharing it. That figure covers a seated adult on a level surface. The runners are shaped to support a rocking load and not a standing one, so treat the seat as a seat rather than a step.

• Assembly at home

  Assembly is required. Lay the parts on a soft surface so the finish does not scuff, and use hand tools rather than a power driver: the hardware seats better when it is snugged by feel. Go back over every fitting once the chair is standing. A rocking chair works its joints every time it is used, so recheck them at the start of each season.

• Care and the off season

  Wipe the wood with a damp cloth and a mild soap solution, then treat it with teak oil. That oiling is what holds the warm honey tone instead of letting it go pale. The cushion covers come off the cushions, which makes them easier to carry inside and keep dry when the weather turns.

Good to know

• Tape two rectangles 24 by 33.25 inches. That is one chair each, not the pair.
• Seat height is 16.5 inches, close to a dining chair.
• The 33.25 inch depth is the runner. Leave room behind for the back swing.
• Each chair weighs 22 pounds, so one person can move them.