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Originally Posted by kaydee
Love our open lanai...in my opinion, I like to think practical when it comes to furnishings. We have pipe casual furniture ( no cushions). Open lanai will get wet and will get dirty. Flooring is river rock..love everything about it! When necessary, I pull in the hose & spray out the dirt including spraying the furniture. We so enjoy the beauty of our flowering bushes, potted plants and the multitude of chirping birds hanging out at our feeder! As others have said, live in your home, get a feel for what surrounds you and little by little give it your own taste.
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We don't have a wall but have an open lanai that we love. We have added an outdoor rug that dries quickly when it gets wet. I saw some gorgeous and nicely priced ones at Walmart, but it is late in the season and sometimes they sell out. We bought reasonably priced outdoor furniture from Home Depot and when it rains on it, the cushions don't absorb moisture for long. We have placed some live palms inside to soften the look and found glass topped tables for side tables at Bargains and Treasures. I have hung a couple of my acrylic canvases on the wall, most acrylic canvases do well outside if they are not framed. I have a lamp too, but we have one sheltering wall. We also have a TV.
Things do blow over, so you have to keep that in mind. We also enjoy our finished concrete floor that came with the house. It washes off very nicely with the hose.
Everything gets filthy dirty out there so keep that in mind when you pick color and washability.
Below is a picture before we added wall stuff and plants and TV.
Take your time. This part is supposed to be FUN. Wait until you find what you LOVE.