Patio chairs for terraces

A terrace set for dinner is judged from the doorway, and from the pool deck below. Patio listings cover all 118 chairs here, and most are listed for indoor use too. Start with the seat. Metal, faux rattan, resin and plastic teak each give poolside dining a different look, and each one asks for its own care.

Seats and frames for the terrace

Count the seats by material: 32 metal, 31 faux rattan, 22 resin, 18 plastic teak. Frames are metal on 44, aluminum on 25, resin on 21 and aluminum with a bamboo look on 15. Woven faux rattan suits a resort terrace set for lunch, and the rattan patio chairs page collects it. The metal shells of the tolix style, on 19 chairs here, suit a casual pool cafe; see the aluminum and steel patio chairs. Plastic teak slats give the look of wood with no wood on the deck, and the plastic teak patio chairs page holds them.

At a pool cafe, choose one seat material for the whole deck. Faux rattan beside metal shells reads as two terraces sharing one view.

Covered patios, care and the season

Five chairs ask for a covered patio only. Set those under the pergola or the terrace roof, not out in the open by the water. Every chair still needs looking after: hose it down, let the water run off, and when the season closes, store it dry or wrap it, because outdoor furniture left uncared for falls outside the warranty. Patio chairs carry a 6-month warranty period.

Stacking makes the end of the season easier and the evening event quicker. Of the 118 chairs, 88 stack, and a stack stored dry and off the deck is ready for the first warm weekend. Arms come on 37, for the head of a long terrace table or a slow poolside lunch.

Height, tables and the plan

Listed seat heights gather around 18 inches, with a few at 17 1/2 and 17 3/4, right for a patio dining top near 29 or 30 inches. Pair the chairs with patio tables of the same material where you can, and plan shade early: the patio umbrellas decide which tables guests ask for at noon. For seats by the water, the poolside chairs guide goes through frames and seats for the pool deck.

Single chairs start around $58. A terrace for 60 at about 13 square feet a seat needs roughly 780 square feet before the service station and planters, a rough first count, since the occupancy limit and local code come first. Draw it on a property plan giving servers 36-inch lanes and each chair its 18 to 24 inches of pull-back room.