Outdoor · 5 min
Aluminum outdoor patio furniture is light, so plan the weight elsewhere
A 7-pound chair goes out the door in one hand. It also goes across the deck on its own when a gust comes round the corner of the building.
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Guides to outdoor restaurant seating, from sidewalk cafes to rooftop bars and courtyards.
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Tables · 5 min
The 12-inch gap that makes a bar height patio set work
A tall table and the wrong stool means one of two things. Knees jammed under the top, or elbows up in the air like a kid at the grown-ups' table.
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Room layouts · 5 min
Bar outdoor seating, laid out from the street rail back
The rail faces the street. That is the seat everyone wants: a ledge under the elbows, a drink in hand, and the traffic and skyline doing the entertaining.
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Buying & planning · 5 min
Before the first warm week, settle six things with commercial outdoor furniture suppliers
The season does not wait for freight.
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Buying & planning · 5 min
Commercial patio sets for the two-tops, single pieces for the odd corners
A set is a fast order and a fixed mix. One click gets you a table, its base and the chairs that go with it, all in the same frame and finish.
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Outdoor · 5 min
Commercial patio umbrellas: canopy first, pole second, base last
Two o'clock, west-facing sidewalk, no shade. The tables sit empty until five while the sun bakes the tabletops. Put a canopy over them and the afternoon starts earning.
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Tables · 6 min
The folding patio table for a sidewalk that empties every night
The sidewalk is yours from opening until close.
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Outdoor · 5 min
What heavy duty commercial patio furniture means on the spec list
Two chairs sit side by side on a product list. One has a steel frame and weighs 18 lbs. The other is aluminum and weighs 10. Both list a weight capacity of 500 lb.
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Chairs · 5 min
Mesh outdoor dining chairs and the first seat back after rain
The shower passes at twenty to six. The sidewalk steams, the sky clears over the rooftops, and the first table of the evening is already waiting at the door.
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Bar stools · 6 min
Outdoor bar stools with backs, and what a back costs you at the rail
Seven o'clock on the rail. The sun drops behind the tower across the street, the second round arrives, and the guests on backless stools start shifting their weight.
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Bar stools · 5 min
Outdoor bar stools for the rail, the view and the rinse after rain
A rail with a view sells itself. Put a row of stools along a rooftop edge or a street-facing ledge and people will sit there before they sit anywhere else.
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Tables · 5 min
An outdoor bar table starts at the base, then the top
High-tops along a rail turn a narrow terrace into a bar. Eight feet of depth will not hold a dining set and its chairs with room to pass.
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Outdoor plans
Save finished configurations by space, then copy a plan when another sidewalk, roof or courtyard opens.
Start where you stand
Move the plan toward an order.
Start with the seats
Open outdoor chairs or bar stools for the height you need. Check the configured price and the size before you repeat a piece across the space.
Compare patio chairs →Count the whole table
An outdoor table can be one piece, or a top and a base sold apart. Check what is included and how the two go together before you price the space.
See complete outdoor tables →Keep the space total close
Save configured pieces to a named space. Watch the furniture subtotal, change the counts and keep your own notes beside it.
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