Another patio furniture question--what style?

I am trying to decide between a regular dining style, or a lower, coffee table style.

I am tryin to decide if we will ever actualky eat outside. We're in a co-op complex, so its not as private as a backyard.


Any pros & cons for either?

Re: Another patio furniture question--what style?

We will have both.

I think the regular table is better if you have to choose just one.

You can do a lot more at a reg table then a coffee table IMO.

Re: Another patio furniture question--what style?

we have alot of outdoor furniture in different styles because we entertain alot & our deck is big. When we lived in our townhouse we had a small dining set, we didn't use it very often because DH didn't feel like it was private.
Now in our house stating in June we eat dinner outside everyday, on the weekends we start the day with brunch on the deck. Its like another room.
I think for a co-op more of a conversation seating is better, so if its quiet out there & you want to read, or if you have people over & want to get air several people can sit & chat. I'm sure a set like that will work somewhere in your future yard anyway.
I'm not a big fan of spending $$$$ on outdoor furniture.
My old set came from Kmart & last almost ten years, my new set is from walmart & I think it will last about the same.

Re: Another patio furniture question--what style?

Thanks--I defintely don't want to spend a lot , because we will probably spend a lot on our indoor dining room table!

We defintley only have room for one, it's
a small patio--I 've asked a few people who I would most likely invite over and the vote is leaning towards dining, but I still like the other kind better.

Re: Another patio furniture question--what style?

in the summertime, we do hang out a lot outside and sometimes we eat so we are getting a standard table dining patio set.