Patio Furniture

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We have couple of these chairs on our dock. We've had them about 5 years and do like them, but we now can't get them clean and they are looking pretty worn although they are not falling apart. We did debate whether or not to get these for our rental, but instead opted for the cheap stuff after seeing what some renters and their kids are capable of. (The portability factor also really kicked in after the last few years of lugging those things off the dock a couple of times a year!)

Heck, kids are the least of our worries with this furniture - the things are virtually indestructible! The heavy weight is great for windy/ stormy beach environments. They stay put in virtually any tropical storm-force wind.

 

[Paula]

We use the outdoor wicker (plastic) and it has held up fine for 4 summers so far. But we're across the street from the beach. I bought some expensive outdoor wicker and some at home depot. They both still look good.

 

[Beachlover2]

We bought a bar table and four chairs from Patios Plus in Destin about six years ago - PVC with sunbrella seats that can be replaced. It is still looking good and holding up quite well - spent around 650 for the set. Then I bought two rocking chairs from Walmart - 50 each about two years ago - starting to show wear - but still looking good.

Will definitely go back to Patios Plus in Destin.

 

[TreeFrog]

I've got a pair of teak directors chairs that are holding up well after 3 years. The canvas lasted about 2 years.

The amazing piece is a "dumpster find" folding porch rocker in some unknown wood. It had a chipping coat of bright red paint on it when I got it. It was repainted with Rustoleum bright red over a year ago. It still looks like new.

If you don't like plastic, maybe paint is the answer. Clear finishes just fail too quickly. I couldn't keep urethane on my porch swing in Memphis, so I know it's not going to work here.

 

[Mermaid]

Hasn't anyone heard of all-weather 100% high-density polyethylene furniture?


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Fancy plastic. :roll:

 

[Beachbummette]

See...I knew I would get some good ideas from you SoWalers! :clap_1:
The LL Bean Furniture looks good. Five years ago we bought some furniture like that (same material) in Panama City but that store no longer carries it. It has held up great at our house on 30-A. I did not know LL Bean sold that product.
The PVC and sunbrellas sounds good too. I will be at the beach this weekend and will go over to Patios Plus and check that out.
I just want something that will last. I am tired of getting the little cards filled out by the renters about the bad furniture...this is only it's third season!
Thanks Y'all!

 

[peapod1980]

I bought that new spray paint that adheres to plastic, thinking that I'd save the landfills some space by not adding perfectly good stuff to them. I ought to have thrown my environmental scruples aside.

You did when you used all that spray paint!

 

[Mermaid]

You did when you used all that spray paint!

Tell me about it...ten cans later.

 

[Beach Runner]

Hasn't anyone heard of all-weather 100% high-density polyethylene furniture?

We considered this, but since we need at least 10 chairs, 4 chaise longues (and BTW the L. L. Bean has no matching chaise), plus side tables, it was going to cost us at least $5000 without shipping just for the chairs with no footstools and the chaises.

And it's still "plastic," although granted they do look better than the Home Depot chairs which are actually more comfortable because they're not so hard. So we decided not to invest that kind of money in outdoor furniture after just spending a fortune on beautiful ones.

 

[Beach Runner]

If you don't like plastic, maybe paint is the answer. Clear finishes just fail too quickly. I couldn't keep urethane on my porch swing in Memphis, so I know it's not going to work here.

Actually the painted ones started rotting way before the ones with the marine varnish. In retrospect, my husband says that since they were cypress, if he had left them unfinished, they would have lasted longer.