As Fall and cooler weather approaches, I wanted to transform my patio from nothing into something I could relax and read a book on. I love the outdoors and hate it when I'm stuck inside and can only open my door to let the cool air in or to hear the rain. I already had an outdoor rug that I'd bought shortly after moving into my apartment, last year.
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But now I needed patio furniture. If you haven't already noticed, outdoor patio furniture is expensive! I almost bought just a simple outdoor love-seat/bench for $200ish! Since prices were ridiculous I was beginning to think I'd never be able to furnish my patio.
That's when I turned to Craigslist and local sale pages on Facebook. With these sites I'm beginning to realize I should never buy anything full price.
I found a guy on a FB sale page selling a wicker patio set for $175. It included a love-seat, a table, 2 chairs, and all of the cushions. By the time I found his post a few people were already commenting that they were interested in the set. I felt defeated at first but left a question; wanting to know how big it was. Since I wanted the set very badly, I kept my FB up so that I'd see any activity on the post right when it happened. Right after he answered my question, I commented back right away and got the set for $145! And my patio is forever transformed because of it. :)
As you can see from my picture, my patio is fairly small. I was only able to fit the love-seat, table, and one chair. I put the other chair into my large outdoor closet. Now I love my patio and can't wait for the cooler weather to get here so I can enjoy it fully!
My next project is to hang these caged lantern string lights to add a nice glow at night; but we'll see how that goes. I found one pack at Target in the outdoor light section despite the website saying this product is not sold in stores. It was on clearance too!
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