Best Adirondack chair

Looking for seating for your patio, porch, or lawn? These Adirondack chairs are a comfortable and elegant outdoor option.

Flash Furniture Charlestown Adirondack chair
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Adirondack chairs are classic outdoor seats. Their shape makes them a comfortable choice, and they’ll look attractive wherever you choose to use them. You can pick from traditional wooden versions or go for modern plastic, which is easy to care for. Check out the fabulous designs in our selection.

Best overall

Best Choice Products folding wooden Adirondack lounger chair

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Best Choice Products folding wooden Adirondack lounger chair

Easy to store

This Adirondack chair is easy to store away when the weather changes. The seat is generous in size, the backrest tall, and the armrests wide for maximum comfort.

Best colors

POLYWOOD AD420NV Modern Adirondack Chair

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POLYWOOD AD420NV modern Adirondack chair

Virtually maintenance free

Get a modern twist on the Adirondack chair with this model. It’s made using recycled plastics, including milk and detergent bottles. You just need to wipe it clean.

Best contemporary style

Flash Furniture Charlestown Adirondack chair

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Flash Furniture Charlestown Adirondack chair

Stainless-steel hardware

The light gray color of this Adirondack chair has modern credentials. It’s made from faux wood but looks like the real thing. It’s UV protected to prevent fading in sunlight.

Best for comfort

SERWALL folding Adirondack chair

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SERWALL folding Adirondack chair

Suits all sizes

This Adirondack chair is designed to accommodate different body types with a big seat and tall backrest and has a 380-pound capacity. It's both weather-resistant and fade-proof.

Best wood look-a-like

Highwood AD-CLAS1-CGE Classic Westport Adirondack chair

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Highwood AD-CLAS1-CGE Classic Westport Adirondack chair

Easy to maintain

You can leave this poly lumber chair out year-round. An embossing process makes it look as if it’s made from wood, but it's made from recycled plastic. 

Best for kids

KidKraft Adirondack Children's Chair

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KidKraft Adirondack children's chair

Cute replica

Give little ones their own shapely Adirondack chair with this scaled-down version. The weight capacity is 81 pounds. It’s made from wood and has a fresh white finish.

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Kick back and relax in a super-stylish Adirondack chair. You can enjoy taking in the view of your garden, sip at a cooling drink, and pass time with family and friends. Our top pick is the Best Choice Products folding wooden Adirondack lounger chair. Made from wood, it can be painted to give your porch or deck an individual finish. 

If low maintenance is your preference, the POLYWOOD AD420NV modern Adirondack chair has your name on it. You won’t need to treat or repaint the chair since it’s manufactured from recycled plastic. There’s a range of colors to pick from, so it can brighten up your garden as well as provide a great seat.

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Sarah Warwick
Freelance writer

Sarah is a freelance journalist and editor writing for websites, national newspapers, and magazines. She’s spent most of her journalistic career specialising in homes and gardens and loves investigating the benefits, costs and practicalities of home improvement. It's no big surprise that she likes to put what she writes about into practice, and is a serial house revamper.