It's a fact. Black furniture does not bode well in the hot summer sun. It's like lounging on scalding asphalt. But there are plenty of colorful options on the market to keep your days bright and sunny. Here's a look at a few outdoor pieces in direct competition with your flower garden.
FIRST ROW
• 1 Queen of Love chairs by SAW Italy
• 2 Blanko Chairs from Ikea - $20
• 3 Solig Solor-powered pendant lamps from Ikea - $20
• 4 Retro Double Glider from Lowe’s - $128
• 5 Go Collection Porch Swing from Design Within Reach - $850
SECOND ROW
• 6 Cruz Lounge Chair from Room&Board - $300
• 7 Green Table 55 from The Conran Shop (can be permanently left outside) - $950
• 8 Mainsail Orange Umbrella from CB2 - $400
• 9 Garcon Rolling Bar Cart from CB2 - $70
• 10 Cabana Chair Cushion from The Sundance Catalog - $78 (1934 Dining Chair also from Sundance - $245)
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Ack! I want those Queen of Love chairs!! Anyone know of anyplace I can get them in the States???
What a sight! To start out with the glory of the mountains & then scroll down and find - aaak! - a row of godawful ugly chairs.
!!! Seconding the request for U.S. purchasing info for those Queen of Love chairs.
OK, AT, I give up--can't get that Blackberry popup off the screen. Must go.
that is the worst ad since the last worst ad on AT. Are we supposed to be able to read the article or not? There. all vented out.
Hmm, I can't seem to make that Blackberry pop-up go away, not even by clicking on it. I wonder if that's what the other comments are about, too? I can't read them, the pop-up is covering them. I'm going to give AT the benifit of the doubt and assume it is unintentional, because otherwise it would be MIGHTY aggressive marketing.
PS love those chairs.
What makes me giggle is that the Queen of Love chairs are available in black. I love irony.
love that first pic.
Holy Mother of Dog. I want that Queen chair. STAT.
Lowes has some colorful adirondack ones right now, but they are not showing up on their website. But, they are perhaps more suited for those of us on a budget ($17).
I'm using Safari (for Windows) and have yet to see a pop-up
Home Depot has cute adirondack chairs for about the same price too. Also not on their website. Conspiracy?
...and if you live in the south and are on a budget, publix has colorful, plastic adirondack chairs too. i asked about them and was told the colors will rotate throughout summer. right now they have a butter yellow and periwinkle. last month was tangerine and hot pink.
I'm sorry but I find those Queen of Love chairs simply awful. They are too bulky, a tad ridiculously ornate and the only thing, if I must choose something to be going for them is that they are colourful. They look like rejects from a Liberace collection..
I do however, paticularly like the retro Lowes chair and the DWR seat...a great juicy pop of colour that reminds one of summer without being deafening.
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I just bought a set of the retro Lowe's chairs in butter yellow and I am in love with them. I searched for a full year for something affordable and cute before I found them. They have a nice bounce once put together. (The chairs; don't know about the glider.)
I adore the Queen of Love chairs for pretty much the same reasons saeras hates them. They're utterly ridiculous and made me smile.
Only available in pink on Amazon, but it's a start!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039ZW2OA/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
Umm...after seeing the price, I don't like them so much!
We noticed a few of you were inquiring on where to buy the Queen of Love chairs. They are available in the US. Go to thequeenoflove.com for more info and where to buy.