Patio furniture...lanai furniture...??
 

We are having a hard time finding NICE and affordable Patio furniture. We aren't finding as many choices as usual at Lowes and Home Depot. Penneys in Ocala was disappointing and the smaller, not chain places around TV that sell it are REALLY expensive. We are hoping to get two chairs and two ottomans, a love seat and coffee table for about $1500, a little more, a little less. This year the ones we are sitting on in that range don't have comfortable cushions. They are either too hard or too squishy and you feel like there isn't much you are sitting on. I would like the cushions to shed rain too.

In the Daily Sun there is a place in Orlando advertised that is supposed to manufacture it called Palm Casual.

I really don't want to go all the way down there and be disappointed. Has anyone been there...and did they think it was a good place to find a nice patio set for an affordable price??

Any input would be appreciated.

Gracie, have you tried Sam's Club? Our Sam's here at home is having clearance sales and stuff like the Broyhill Outdoor Collection is on sale. Maybe you can find something there. Also Sears might still have clearance stuff.

Try Pier One or Dockside, Gracie. Neighbors have stuff from Dockside, others have pieces from Pier One. I went looking for one patio rocker. Visited a few places around town and really couldn't afford to pay $1000 for one chair. It was going indoors, in front room office. Got a nice rocker, cushion, too from Pier One. Home Depot and Lowes aren't showing as much right now, but they do have catalogs you can look at, I believe.

A friend bought her patio furniture at Palm Casual, I believe it was. They drove down to the Orlando store and then up to the Jacksonville store to get all they wanted. I have no idea how expensive/inexpensive the items were.

Just checked Sam's online, 5 piece sets for $499.00.

Ted and Robin.

There wasn't anything in our Sams Club here in Lady Lake. Online there was a great looking group called Toronto...something and we were going to order it and....they are sold out.

At Sears in Ocala...not much there either to see.

Did you try The Perfect Porch ...It's on 441 right after 441 & 27 split.You continue on 441 & it's on the left.We just ordered a lanai dining set and we found them to be very reasonable.Good luck!

I agree with Pooh! I was surprised by the comfort and price of the outdoor furniture at Pier One. Check out out on line as well.

Gracie, I've been to Palm Casual and was **very** disappointed. The stuff that was nice was as expensive if not more than the non-chains closer to TV. And then they had a few of the cheap pieces that weren't as nice as Loews / Home Depot.

Now I've got to say our visit to Palm Casual was 2 yrs ago, so maybe things have changed. I've just had no desire to go back.

Good luck.

It is a price shock. We put off for over two years getting the "right" set of outdoor furniture. It's hard to believe it costs more than indoor furniture! Finally, we went to Palm Casual and found them great to work with, so we ordered it.

Now, I look at it and it's really very nice but not indoor nice and it cost a whole lot. I think I'd wait to see what comes out next spring at Lowe's/Home Depot.

Do they still carry the Martha Stewart outdoor furniture at Home Depot?

We bought it 5 years ago and still holding up great, cushions are water proof.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...r_Living-_-PLP

Posh 08

I LOVE that Lilly Bay Collection!

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...cStoreNum=1939

Frontgate.com has quality outdoor furniture. I figure you buy once and enjoy. Check them out online and go to the mall and sit on their furniture, Quality counts in my opinion.

we can afford that after we jettison the old Yankee stuff.

My friend who has very nice taste has her patio completely furnished with the Martha Stewart collection from Home Depot.

It was a dark brown all weather woven frame with a rusty red colored cushion.

She had tables and a storage box, all from the same grouping.

Yep, that's it. We will be hauling it down with us.

Good morning Gracie! My husband and I went down to Palm Casual in July. They have a large selection of patio furniture, deliver free to The Villages, however, we found them to be expensive. Try Sam's Club on line. They had some good buys. Good luck and let us know if you find any bargains!

We went to palm casual in Orlando 2 wks ago. They seem to have two lines of furniture. One was reasonably priced pieces made from PVC piping with many fabric choices for the seating and the other line was very nice, fairly expensive "high end" pieces. I didn't like the look of the PVC (although hubby liked the comfort) so we are still looking.

Once again, I would suggest Craigslist. Watch it daily and you may find a nice set that is like new, but just did not fit in the buyers space. When you look, look for sale by buyer only. That filters out the dealers. You might look once at the items the dealers are selling, but after that, I have found it is the same time after time.

I forgot about Craigs List. My girlfriend just got very expensive set at a GREAT price on Craigs list! She posted pictures and it looks like new!

outlet off of fla turnpike advertisement
 

I thought I saw an advertisement in the Daily Sun last week regarding an outside furniture outlet being close to the villages off of the Fla Turnpike...I forgot to keep the paper...did anyone else see it or have they gone to it???
It made it sound that it was not in Orlando but close to home....
thanks!

WHAT???? No mention of Bargains and Treasures yet???

Do they have outdoor furniture?

Yup...we got our lanai stuff there and I know of others as well, who have. You have to check often though as their supply goes quickly!!

Also on this site...every so often someone posts for sale items and I have seen patio furniture for sale as well.

go onto Lowes or Home Depot or JC Penney online. Right now they are having sales on their outdoor furniture.

Thank you to Posh and others who suggested Lily Bay from Home Depot. We ordered it and are very pleased. Found some great side/drink tables to go with it at Bargains and Treasures just yesterday.

I completely lucked out and bought a set I saw for sale on TOTV. We got a gorgeous round glass table and four sling chairs for $150....brand new from a model home that the new owner did not want. I looked up the manufacturer and ONE chair was around $400. So don't give up....it took me 5 months to find a good deal.

Good source for lanai furniture
 

We just purchased lanai furniture from Bill Moye at The Perfect Porch in Leesburg. I did a lot of research through Lowes, Home Depot, Sams and Costco and he matched or beat them all. Great customer service and very good quality. I highly recommend them.

hi there! There is a place in Gainesville that is an overstock warehouse of name brands open by appointment or when they have sales on a weekend, I think once a month. They have a sale this weekend, Thursday Fri Sat. But you might want to call and see about outdoor furniture. web is GainesvilleDiscountFurniture.com

Indoor furniture
 

How about good indoor furniture. We will have to furnish our entire home when we move and we aren't familiar with the area. Please be specific to location when you mention places to shop. Our Garmin will come in handy!!

We bought from Perfect Porch in Leesburg and love our lanai furniture.

Patio furniture
 

I actually ordered my lanai furniture from afar....without seeing it......at Target.com. I was pleasantly surprised to see the end result. It was much nicer than pictured online.....and good quality as well. I would recommend trying Target.com. I ordered my sunroom furniture in my "up north" home from Home Depot......and I'm happy with that furniture. Both Target.com and Home Depot were not over-priced...........but both had to be assembled. Do I hear SOMEONE swearing?????? :cus:

That Indoor stuff!
 

We purchased our indoor furniture from Showcase Furniture or was it the other one??? It was one of the two in The Villages. They had great furniture at good prices!

From what I can tell, I wouldn't get in any big hurry to buy EVERYTHING at once. There seems to be a lot of places to buy furniture and accessories in the area!

Yes.......I stopped in Babette's this afternoon.........and they had a LOT of furniture. However, I think it was a bit pricey......but lovely.

We purchased all our furniture from either Southern Lifestyles or its 'sister' store Showcase Direct. After shopping around they seem to have the best prices. Quality too. They deliver in two days and the staff is very professional, put the furniture together, wipe everything down, and give care instructions. Villagers get a 5% discount and after the furniture is delivered they give you a $25.00 coupon (must spend $150.00) for a future purchase.
Very happy with purchases!

We also purchased our patio furniture from Home Depot. Martha Stewart collection. Very nice and you can't beat their prices...and we went to many stores!

Ahhhh good point...

I also forgot to mention..... They have floor plans of the homes in TV and will place the furniture on the floorplan so you can see how it fits in your home. (I made a change when I felt something was going to overwhelm the room.)

On the day before we close, they will bring the furniture in and set it up according to my instructions, so that the day we close, all we have to do is make the bed and we are good to go!

palm casual has been in business for many years. i havnt been in years but the products used to be made out of pvc, both the frame and cushions. so they are good for sunny locations.

We followed the recommendations of several of you and ordered Lily Bay from Home Depot online. Apparently Home Depot has the manufacturer drop ship this and it was a little rocky. We ordered it the end of September and finally got the last piece about ten days ago. BUT I think it is just lovely and just fits our homes style perfectly. I will try to post a picture of it.