As I’ve said multiple times about getting everything set up in my home, I have a lot of things I still want to get but I’m not rushing into buying things. I want to find the right things and not just get something to have a new item. I’m also more willing to spend a bit more on things since I want to get nice pieces and something that will last. I have been lucky with a few of the things I have gotten that were cheap, but I know that’s not always the case.
I have a few different websites that I look at from time to time to search for what I still want to find. I know things online don’t change that often, but you never know when they will update what they carry and when you might find exactly what you want. It is a bit hard since I don’t know what I want for everything, but it’s usually pretty clear whether something has potential.
One of the categories I’ve been looking at online has been outdoor furniture. I have an outdoor table because it is made from extra material from my kitchen counters placed on top of 2 cheap tables. It’s a nice piece and probably fancier than what I would have bought if I was looking in a store, but I like it. But besides from broken plastic chairs that came with my condo, I didn’t have any seating for my patio. So when I wanted to sit outside, I had to bring a towel with me and sit on top of that. It’s not the worst option, and it’s better than having no outdoor space, but I knew I wanted to find some seating. I had an idea of what I would want, but I also knew that would depend on what I found and the sizes of those pieces.
I was looking at the IKEA website recently and noticed they added a few new outdoor couches and chairs. And I found a set that looked like it could be perfect! It came as a loveseat as well as a chair, and I thought that those 2 could be exactly what I’ve been looking for. A lot of outdoor furniture is wood, and I had been warned that there could be a lot of maintenance with wood and needing to stain it every year. But this set was a metal mesh, so it wouldn’t have that same concern. It was more expensive than the wooden pieces, but not too unreasonable compared to what I had been looking at online.
But I wanted to make sure they were comfortable before buying, even though I knew I could always return it. So I went to the big IKEA with my friend Robert this past weekend to check them out and see if these were what I wanted. And he also had some things he wanted to look at, so it was perfect for us to go together.
We found the loveseat and chair pretty quickly and tested them out. And they were so comfortable! They are very deep, but I have the space on my patio for them (which is one of the advantages of having a patio versus a balcony). I had shown my parents these pieces before I went, and I wanted to send them a photo of how nice they were, but I only got one of the chair. But you can tell how big the chair is and can imagine what two of those side by side would be for the loveseat.
I wanted to measure my patio again before ordering, so I knew that I would be ordering them online when I got home. But I was glad that I confirmed that they were comfortable and I liked how they looked. Robert and I continued with our shopping, but I didn’t get anything other than an Icee when we were done. But he found what he needed so I considered it a very successful outing.
When I got home, I realized that I probably wouldn’t have the space to do both the loveseat and chair. I talked to my parents some more, and we figured that I should just get the loveseat and see how things look. I can always buy the chair another time if I think it would be right. And my parents said that they would buy the loveseat as an early birthday present for me!
I’m so excited to be able to use my patio more this summer. I really didn’t get much use out of it last year, but once I can build the loveseat I can enjoy my evenings and weekends out there just reading and relaxing. And I still want to probably get a few more things for my patio, but just having somewhere to sit other than on the ground is a great start!
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