Small outdoor dining furniture?

[Anonymous]

We have a smallish deck (on the back of our smallish house, overlooking our smallish yard) and would like to put a dining table out there. In a perfect world, the table would be small AND have an umbrella--a round table would probably be best but a square might work too. We are also looking for four compact chairs. Has anyone seen anything out there that fits this description? I would like it to be sort of reasonably priced but size, durability and comfort are more important.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

You need a good sized table to anchor the umbrella. Don't try to put a big umbrella in a small compact table. We did find success at IKEA getting a fold up table and fold up chairs, which was perfect for our small house. But stand alone umbrella is a problem if you don't anchor it well, because the wind can damage it and renders it useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need a good sized table to anchor the umbrella. Don't try to put a big umbrella in a small compact table. We did find success at IKEA getting a fold up table and fold up chairs, which was perfect for our small house. But stand alone umbrella is a problem if you don't anchor it well, because the wind can damage it and renders it useless.

Hmm, thanks. Maybe what we really need is a retractable awning on the back of our house.

[Anonymous]

Crate and Barrel usually has 1-2 outdoor sets on the small side. We also got a stand-alone umbrella from Target that is anchored with a very heavy base. No problems with it blowing or falling over -- but then again, we take it down when we know there will be storms.

[Anonymous]

Sears

[Anonymous]

Sears, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes. Check online.