**Dunelm’s Trending Garden Egg Chair Wins Over Shoppers with Comfort and Style**
Furniture and homewares retailer Dunelm has drawn the attention of garden enthusiasts nationwide with a dramatic price drop on its popular Santorini Egg Chair, a product now causing quite a stir for its comfort, style and competitive pricing. The striking chair, available for a limited time at half price, has quickly become the talk of the summer season, with many customers singing its praises — and a few even confessing to nodding off in the snug, swinging seat.
Currently retailing at just £124.50 — down from its usual £249 — the Santorini Egg Chair offers a significant saving, coinciding with warmer weather and a growing trend for stylish outdoor living spaces. Available in bold Ashley Blue and Ginger (Orange), the chair’s colourful weave has become a statement feature for many buyers hoping to brighten their patios or gardens. A third shade, Jade Mist (Green), remains unavailable due to high demand, reflecting the product’s burgeoning popularity.
Dunelm describes the Santorini Egg Chair as a piece designed to “make a bold statement”, emphasising its unique rattan effect weave alongside a sturdy, powder-coated steel frame engineered to stand up to the vagaries of British weather. While the retailer is not the only place to purchase such a design — with The Range offering a similar option at £149.99, Argos stocking a model for £200, and B&Q’s take coming in at £220 — it is Dunelm’s hefty discount and vivid colour choices that many shoppers find hard to resist.
Customer reviews have largely been glowing, with buyers remarking on the comfort and quality of the chair. Numerous comments reference the plushness of the thick, padded cushion, which seems to encourage hours of relaxation. One reviewer even admitted to falling asleep in the chair, claiming, “I could sit in it all day and have even fallen asleep in it!” Another buyer highlighted the product’s user-friendly assembly, stating, “Gorgeous chair! Super comfy and super easy to put together!”
Beyond comfort and appearance, practical assembly appears frequently in customer feedback. While some users found installation straightforward, with one remarking it took about half an hour, a few detailed their struggles with low-quality nuts and bolts supplied with the chair. “The nuts and bolts are of such poor quality that they have cross-threaded or snapped,” one review reported, explaining that an additional trip to a hardware store was necessary to source more reliable fixings. Another customer echoed concerns about assembly, noting the process took four hours and raised doubts about the long-term security of the fittings.
Despite these critiques, the overwhelming majority of reviewers remain positive. Many have praised not only the sturdy construction but also the chair’s visual impact in their outdoor settings. “Really lovely chair, looks great in the garden. So comfortable. I put it together by myself, just needed help hanging the chair at the end,” wrote one satisfied purchaser.
It is worth noting for those considering a purchase that the Santorini Egg Chair cannot be acquired through click and collect from local Dunelm branches. Instead, buyers must arrange for home delivery, which incurs an extra £9.95 charge at checkout. According to the company’s latest information, the earliest available delivery slots fall just days after placing an order, but customers are able to select their preferred window at the point of purchase.
This surge of interest in egg chairs is arguably part of a larger trend, as homeowners seek attractive ways to enhance their outdoor environments. Retailers across the UK are capitalising on the desire for both comfort and aesthetic appeal during the long summer evenings. Egg chairs, with their cocooning shapes and inviting cushions, have become near-synonymous with garden relaxation in recent years.
With supply of certain colour options already limited and many shoppers expressing satisfaction with both the deal and their seating experience, Dunelm’s Santorini Egg Chair seems set to remain a fixture in British gardens throughout the summer. Shoppers seeking both comfort and a stylish garden update have plenty of reasons to act swiftly as this season’s garden must-have continues to fly off the shelves.