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Not everybody is lucky enough to have, or chooses to purchase, a residence with a large garden. The surge in hip, inner-city apartments has given rise to a whole demographic whose outdoor space is confined to a balcony. Now that doesn’t mean you should draw the curtains and ignore your new outdoor space. Even a balcony that seems fit to host a Shakespearean scene can be transformed into an inviting space. There are many uses for even the smallest of balconies, and you may be fortunate enough to have purchased an apartment with a sizeable one. Here we’ll investigate the many ways you can create an inviting balcony. 

An investment like outdoor furniture is a big one—it can be hard enough to commit to an outdoor dining setting or wicker patio furniture in person, to say nothing of buying online, where you have nothing to judge by except photographs and descriptions. It’s understandable if you’re still on the fence about purchasing outdoor furniture online, but you may feel better about it when you take a look at what the satisfied customers who are already enjoying the outdoor furniture they’ve had delivered from us have said about our furniture, our customer service and even our delivery.

They say the sun doesn’t shine on the same dog every day, so it’s best to be prepared in case your party happens to coincide with some other dog’s day! Outdoor furniture featuring canopies and covers can keep your barbie bash from becoming a washout due to a few pesky raindrops, while rain-impervious styles are prepared for whatever the clouds bring you. You’ll want a few of both so that you’re never caught out by a sudden turn in the weather.

Double-duty furniture pieces are all the rage in decor magazines and home improvement TV shows, but too often, we don’t consider our outdoor furniture when we’re thinking that furniture can serve more than one purpose. Enter the humble wicker storage box: when you see all that it can do on your patio, balcony or poolside, you’ll want more than just one. And that’s okay, because with so many uses for a wicker storage box, you’ll need more than one. 

All good things must come to an end, whether it’s the party winding down or the pool season coming to a close. At some point, your outdoor furniture needs to go into storage or at least be stashed out of the way for a while. That’s why we love stackable outdoor furniture here at Outdoor Furniture Ideas. Nothing beats furniture that stores easily and with a fraction of its original footprint, and many of our clients are looking for outdoor settings that can be stored away in a compact space. Here are a few of our favourite stackable outdoor furniture pieces.