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Use patio furniture as front room furniture? me 02-15-2008
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Posted by SteveB on February 18, 2008, 4:12 pm

>
>>That's a decent set, I have the same one ( outside on my patio) and it has
>>held up for 2 years just fine. I'm sure it will be great inside too. You
>>might need to put something under the bottom to avoid scratching the floor
>>if it's wood or soft tile, but other than that..why not?
>
> I guess I'm curious what others would think abt it

Who cares? It's your house. Haven't you ever been to someone's house who
had hideous furniture (you thought), but they loved it? Do what you like
and don't worry what others think. Tell them it's Armani, and cost $18,000,
and doesn't it look lovely?

Steve



Posted by Tim on February 17, 2008, 12:38 am
> Am on a very tight budget

Yeah right!


> anyone ever think abt using patio furniture indoors as
> front room furniture?

Only those who are uppety and think they are the Jones's.


> You can buy a well made set of patio furniture....
> chair, love seat, coffee table, end table... for abt
> $500 total. It is lightweight and sturdy and made of
> plastic "wicker".

Sure, if you have $500 DOLLARS on a 'tight' budget.


> Anyone doing it? Work ok?

Seriously though, it's furniture. :-)



All kidding aside....

If you are comfortable on it, who cares what we all might think. My wife
and I had empty paint buckets (5 gallon size, 1 gallon would just be silly)
as our first chairs in our apartment. We had no mattress, just our blankets
and pillows on the floor in the bedroom. Our dining table/coffee table was
2 more buckets with a board across the top. :-)

The only caution I would have would be the strength of the patio furniture
for those on the heavier side of life. I have some friends who may not want
to sit on patio furniture because it might give way. Plastic/Wicker may not
be sturdy enough for extended use.

Tim




Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 17, 2008, 7:11 am

>
> Sure, if you have $500 DOLLARS on a 'tight' budget.
>

$500 for living room furniture is a VERY tight budget. Unless you buy junk
that will sag and wear in a few years..



Posted by aemeijers on February 18, 2008, 9:04 pm
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> Sure, if you have $500 DOLLARS on a 'tight' budget.
>>
>
> $500 for living room furniture is a VERY tight budget. Unless you buy junk
> that will sag and wear in a few years..
>
>
Or make do with clean quality used stuff, which I admit can be real hard
to find, especially in styles you can stand. (I have a lot of used
stuff, but finally gave up on the couch and chair and bought new. All
the decent used stuff was way too huge for my 1960-sized living room,
which is tiny by modern standards.)

aem sends...

Posted by SteveB on February 18, 2008, 4:14 pm

>
>>If you are comfortable on it, who cares what we all might think. My wife
>>and I had empty paint buckets (5 gallon size, 1 gallon would just be
>>silly)
>>as our first chairs in our apartment. We had no mattress, just our
>>blankets
>>and pillows on the floor in the bedroom. Our dining table/coffee table
>>was
>>2 more buckets with a board across the top. :-)
>
> Wow... you guys really did start out with little huh?!
>
> Seriously...... not many people would do that
>
>>The only caution I would have would be the strength of the patio furniture
>>for those on the heavier side of life. I have some friends who may not
>>want
>>to sit on patio furniture because it might give way. Plastic/Wicker may
>>not
>>be sturdy enough for extended use.
>
> yeah.... most of the new patio furniture I've looked at
> such as at Home depot and Walmart say something abt a
> 300 lb limit on the love seat

Ahhhhhhhh yes, the old days of Pier 1 hatch covers, free wire rope spool end
and coffee tables, bean bag chairs, and cinderblock bookcases with plywood
shelves. How did we EVER live before we became civilized?

Steve



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