With Summer approaching and Spring in full swing, it's time to start enjoying the outdoors. If you're one of the many that only have a small balcony, this item from the Summer collection at IKEA could be useful. The DYNING chair pad from IKEA converts a basic patio and lets you kick back hammock-style...
One end attatches to a chair, and the footrest part hangs from the balcony railing. The chair pad is only $4.99, which is meant to fits a chair like the BOLLÖ, which is $19.99. Has anyone seen this in person or purchased one? We're curious to how comfortable it is, but love the concept. We're thinking this might also be a fun DIY with perhaps using a large beach towel too...
Must-See Small Cool Homes: Week Two
Beth's Romantic & Retro Residence
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Shaw's Original Fir...
How To Make Perfect Bacon in the Oven
How To Cook Tender, Chewy Wheat Berries on the Stovetop
I am not sure what to make of that chair. It is an interesting concept and I do like the feel of a hammock.
This isn't going to feel like a hammock. That's completely ridiculous. It's going to feel like a chair.... with a pad and a flimsy foot rest.
I agree. This is a mess.
It looks like a fall waiting to happen when someone trips. Not a great idea.
It seems pretty uncomfortable.
This is anything but a hammock. I wish I had a place to hang my hammock, but I don't - and you know? I actually want one of these for the effect of a soft footrest/chaise effect (not because I expect it to be anything like a hammock). I have the Bollo chair, but would rather use it with a comfier chair.
alas, I've looked at two different Ikeas and not seen it among all the other Sommar stuff.
i can't imagine it being all that comfortable for lounging... if only the chair back tilted backwards.
um, i still don't get it.
this chair represents ikea at its worst (and ikea has some really great items). everything seems to go wrong when one item tries to be way too many things.
I saw those at IKEA this past weekend! I couldn't figure out what they were. They were with the rest of the patio stuff and labeled as chair pads, but they didn't make sense without a model rigged up.
People trust their lives to IKEA products? I guess natural selection is still at work.