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I recall members of this group talking about some very intimate details of their lives. There have been some very personal details revealed. Now it is lawn furniture. huh
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
Hmm, maybe we don't need to rust-oleum ours... I'll take a pic tomorrow... Rf let us know what you decide on!
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That’s a good point. A lot of people don’t take their patio furniture with them when they move because it’s usually bulky. Craigslist sounds like the hot ticker.
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity  |
We used to have a patio set with umbrella, glass-top metal table and 4 chairs. The wind blew the table over in a windstorm; it blew the table top to smithereens, Last summer we bought a simple square table and 3 chairs (black metal) from Costco. I'm sure they're Chinese. They look good so far. We store them in the garage over winter. I guess I should get an umbrella if I want to be serious about it. To be honest, we don't sit outdoors very often, but it's nice now and then. I agree that second-hand can be a great way to get nice patio stuff. There's a major store here, Fortunoff, that sells very expensive outdoor stuff. Way beyond my pay grade.
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate  |
This is all helpful. I’m leaning towards metal. Found a nice round table and 6 chairsset on Craig’s list for $200 that I’m going to take a look at. Went to Target today and everything was cheap and uncomfortable. ( 1 out of 3).
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate |
A friend from work said this happened to her twice and that she’ll never have another glass top table. Whoops--quoted the wrong post. Meant to quote this one:
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Minor Deity |
Metal small tables and chairs. Round for the middle of the patio with umbrella; smaller squares matching with comfortable matching chairs, bought from craigslist listing from motel. Rain runs through. Easy Peary! If I relaxed instead of walking and weeding, I'd get a craigslist lounge.
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate |
Didn’t move fast enough on the set I found on Craigslist...
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Ugh, I know that feeling! 
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate |
I think we're going to go with this from Lowe's:   Reasonably comfortable, inexpensive, good reviews. Thanks for everyone's input.
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| Pinta & the Santa Maria Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Pro tip: Make sure that whatever you buy is crazy heavy. We have strong enough wind here that our chairs get pushed around the deck. (We also had a glass-topped table with umbrella shatter when the wind caught the umbrella. You can get an anchor thingy for the umbrella, which worked. But I would definitely fold down the umbrella when not in use, regardless.) | |||
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Thanks for doing the legwork for the rest of us. Im going to take a look at that set at Lowe's too.
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Minor Deity |
I bought my patio table and chairs from Lowes in Brooklyn several years ago. All metal (except for seats and backs) and it's still in good shape. I especially like the table because the top of it is a metal grid into which you can plop 12" tiles (ceramic, stone, etc.). So I can change the atmosphere of it just by plopping in different colored tiles. There's a special metal tile that came with the table for the center square of the grid which allows the use of an umbrella.
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Minor Deity |
RS, we bought several of that set for the neighborhood clubhouse about 10 years ago. It has held up great.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
What's green and sits in the yard on St. Patrick's Day? Paddy O'Furniture. 
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