Patio Table Ideas

A patio table is essential to making an outdoor living space comfortable. It provides a common space for guests to gather and an appropriate eating surface for outdoor family dinners. You can construct or buy a patio table in an array of materials to match your backyard theme or decor. Does this Spark an idea?

Glass

A glass top patio table is one of the more common tables used in an outdoor environment because it can withstand most of the elements and is easy to clean. Glass top patio tables are available in a variety of sizes and shapes to fit any patio dimensions, but it can be difficult to fit them into the style of most backyard themes because they do not have a natural appearance. The most suitable outdoor living space for a glass table is a lawn with modern decor. Elements that make a backyard modern include clean, straight lines in water features and foliage design.

Wood

Patio tables constructed of wood are excellent in outdoor spaces because they easily complement nature. Another benefit of using a wood patio table is that you can design or buy it in odd shapes. Wood also allows you to finish it a number of ways to achieve certain colors and textures; you can add a few coats of stain to achieve a rich color or add a thick coat of sealer, which gives the wood a plastic appearance.

Wood, depending on the finish, may require maintenance sooner than any other patio table because weather elements can alter the shape of wood. You can easily fix a weathered wood table by sanding it down and refinishing it.

Stone

Stone patio tables are the most resistant to weather and offer a unique aesthetic. You have a couple of options for compiling a stone table; you can stack small flagstone pieces and hold them together with flagstone mortar and top it them with a single slab of flat rock such as granite, or create a table top with stone tiles and lay it over a base of your choice. When you buy or build a stone patio table, you need to select one that has as flat of a surface as possible. A flat surface will enable you to set drinks and plates on it without toppling over.