The Field Farm
P.O. Box 124, 2571 Route 7 South
East Middlebury, Vermont, 05740, U.S.A.
Tel/Fax 802-388-7575 / Toll Free 1-888-320-6323
E-mail: sales@ thefieldfarm.com

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Garden Chairs

Rietveld-inpsired Garden Chair

Garden Chair in Sage Green

Bring a classic shape, perfectly designed, to your garden.

Our Garden Chair

The Garden Chair is a re-design of an iconic Rietveld Chair. Gerhardt Rietveld, a Dutch architect, designed the original chair in 1918. One of these sits on display at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. For chair aficionados, our version is both more comfortable and more sturdy.

Our chair is more upright than the Rietveld, creating those comfortable angles for back, butt and knees. The legs and struts are attached to each other by notching the pieces to fit into each other; critical joins are also doweled. Although screws are used, no screw heads show on top of the wood. This feature protects the wood from water, rot, and eventualy wobbliness.

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Close-up of Rietveld Chair

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Like the Westport, Lodge, and the Adirondack, this chair is perfect for outdoor use (although you certainly can use them indoors). They complement gardens, porches, balconies, docks... you choose.

About the Woods We Use

  • White Pine is historically correct in accordance with the early construction of Westport Chairs
  • White Pine paints easily
  • White pine works well with the Westport Chair because the design of the chair allows water to run off of it. There is no place where water sits and where damage could develop.
  • There are no exposed, visible screwheads in the chair. Many chair designs have exposed screwheads where water can settle and run down the screw, rotting the wood.
  • We use a wood sealant on the board edges to prevent the edges from cracking.
  • We paint all sides of every piece of wood before the chair is assembled, helping to further protect the wood.
  • We use top quality, clear, knot-free Pine.
  • There is a natural preservative oil in Cypress known as cypressene, which gives the heartwood resistance to insects and decay.
  • Cypress grows slowly. The growth rings are close together, making it a very hard and dense wood. It shrinks less than other wood and resists the elements well.
  • If left outdoors in its natural state the wood will weather well.
  • There are no exposed, visible screwheads in the chair. Many chair designs have exposed screwheads where water can settle and run down the screw, rotting the wood.
  • There are very few knots in cypress and no sap, so the wood will not "bleed". It is therefore very nice wood for paint or stain.

The simple, yet effective alterations have maintained the look and feel of the original, beautiful, innovative Rietveld Chair. The clean lines suit both modern and historic gardens, not to mention breezy porches, spacious sunrooms, and welcoming gazebos.

Want to know more? Check out the prices, dimensions, or painting tips.

Footstools

Slate-blue painted Lodge-style footstool.

Footstool in Slate Blue

Many sitters benefit from a footstool. These offer suberb relaxation for the leg, turning an already natural seat into a natural recliner. Choose a footstool color to match or to complement your chairs.

Prices

Single Set of Two Colors
Fully Painted Chair $450.00 $695.00 We use Benjamin Moore’s M22 series, an industrial-strength outdoor-ready polyurethane enamel. We spray paint each piece separarely for better weather protection. This Urethane Gloss Enamel comes in several lovely ready-mixed colors, or can be obtained in a custom color. Just tell us the color number.
Footstool
Purchased alone		 $195.00 $350.00
Purchased with chair(s) $175.00 $325.00
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Vermont residents please add 6% sales tax.
Chairs will require assembly and are shipped with easy-to-follow instructions.
Some pre-assembled chairs are available for purchase at our shop. Please call or drop in for details and prices.

Garden Chair Dimensions

This chair is made of pine. The wood is machined to 15/16" thickness and the legs and struts are 1.75" square.

Wondering how many will fit on your porch or patio? Compare your available space to our chairs! The basic footprint of one chair is 27" wide x 33" deep.

Chair: Garden
Weight: 35 lbs.
Heights: Total height: 41"
Widths: Total width (outside arm to arm): 27"
seat: 17½"
Depths: Total depth (from front to back): 33"
seat alone: 18"

Finishing the Garden Chair

Garden chair, pale green.

Garden Chair in Pale Green

We use Benjamin Moore’s M22 series, an industrial-strength outdoor-ready polyurethane enamel. We spray paint each piece separarely for better weather protection. This Urethane Gloss Enamel comes in several lovely ready-mixed colors, or can be obtained in a custom color. Just tell us the color number.

 

 

The Field Farm
P.O. Box 124, 2571 Route 7 South, East Middlebury, Vermont, 05740, U.S.A.
Tel/Fax 802-388-7575 / Toll Free 1-888-320-6323
E-mail: sales@ thefieldfarm.com

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