Outdoor Pool Furniture

If you are one of those lucky few who have an outdoor pool attached to the house, then you are also among the privileged few who get to buy furniture for it! But do you know what pieces of outdoor pool furniture you will need? This is a list.

Outdoor Pool Furniture – Pool Chairs

For all those moments when you are not actually inside the pool, but just want to enjoy a pina colada sitting by it, you will need outdoor pool chairs. The James Bond movies have made a lot of outdoor pool chairs famous, but most of the time we are busy watching what's on the chair, and tend to neglect the chair itself. Well, the chairs are generally made of an aluminum frame, with a stretched nylon glide for supporting the person's seat and back. They have armrests joined with the frame, and the better chairs also have headrests. A variation of the pool chairs are the deck chairs which contain of a single length of nylon attached between a foldable wooden frame. However, deck chairs do not look so elegant; so the aluminum chairs are the better choices. Rocking chairs are also bought for keeping near pools, and these chairs are very good if you want to sit by the pool and just read a newspaper or soak in some sun.

Outdoor Pool Furniture – Tables and Chairs

Tables to be kept by a pool are generally low and small. They are almost always square or round and can seat four people comfortably around them. These tables can be made of anything from wicker and plastic to highly polished wood, though wood is not a good choice for any poolside furniture. Poolside tables are painted in light colors generally, so that they fit in with the atmosphere around the pool. Table covers are also available for these tables, which are made of rubber or plastic, and rarely of cloth. Most tables are sold singly, but they can be sold with a matching pair of chairs. The chairs usually provided are four, but there is an option to select six chairs if needed. Generally the plastic chairs will lot of room and armrests are preferred to go with the poolside tables.

Outdoor Pool Furniture – Parasols

Parasols are the big umbrellas that are attached to the tables by the poolside to protect people from the rays of the sun. Some of the parasols have decorative bases that can be directly placed in the middle of the poolside tables. These parasols can be opened and folded by a simple button or spring mechanism that is attached somewhere on the frame of the parasol. The sizes of the parasols are much bigger than the umbrellas used to protect people from the rain. When unfurled, a parasol must cover the entire tables and the chairs that are kept around the table. Genuinely speaking, it is the parasol that provides the grace to outdoor pool furniture. Parasols can come in several colors, sizes and patterns. So, there is lot of variety to choose from. Also, since these parasols are not expensive, a couple of them can be purchases and alternated to save from the boredom.

Outdoor Pool Furniture – Barstools

Keeping a bar along the poolside is a real fun idea, and something that can be very useful if you have frequent visitors to your pool. But you will need some barstools at least where people can drink and sip the cocktails you make for them. Barstools for the poolside are same in design as the barstools found in pubs and bars, but with the basic difference that they are made of waterproof materials. Wood is avoided. A popularly followed idea nowadays is to place the barstools inside the pool. This enables people to enjoy being in the water, and at the same time have their drinks. Instead of having real barstools inside the pool, an alternative is to tell your architect right at the time he builds the pool to keep some elevations inside the pool. If that is done, then the elevations will be of stone.

Of course there are several other things that you can think about, such as keeping a display case, a barbecue, etc. Viewing a catalog for outdoor pool furniture will give you good idea of what you will like to see near your poolside.