Our Outdoor Furniture Review

We’ve officially entered one of my favorite times of the outdoor season! I love this time of year, spending quiet mornings outside and chilling on our patio. Over the years, I’ve honed my patio style and referred to it as California Modern Casual. I often get various about my outdoor furniture including: Where’s it from? How’s it holding up? Would you buy it again? Today I’m sharing all the details on our patio furniture and breaking everything down! We’ve purchased our outdoor patio furniture from a variety of places including: Pottery Barn, CB2, World Market and more.

Outdoor Sofa

When it comes to outdoor furniture, I do my best to look for quality pieces that will hold up well for the long -haul. In the past, I’ve brought outdoor furniture that hasn't held up one season. It is frustrating and in the long run it costs you more to replace items each season, verses buying quality items from the get-go

I also consider the climate we live in, are the cushions washable? We bought our sofa several years ago at Pottery Barn during an outdoor living sale. It still looks brand new! I love the Indio Sofa, it has a beautiful modern vibe with clean lines and a bench seating.

I love the look of white cushions, but I was worried about them, hello stains! But, the sunbrella cushion covers, weren’t in the budget. The cushions still look incredible! Pro Tip: I wash them about twice a season on gentle using these no-bleach pods to keep the cushions bright and white! I would buy this same outdoor sofo over and over! To keep the sofa looking new throughout the year, we keep it covered with an Outdoor Sofa Cover especially during the rainy months.

Indio Sofa

I love this sofa, it has a nice modern feeling. I love the bench cushion and clean lines. Bonus: The cushion cover are washable.

Outdoor Lounge Chairs

When styling our outdoor spaces, I like to mix and match pieces, just like indoors. Instead of buying a full matching outdoor set, I opted for different outdoor lounge chairs. The Cammeray Outdoor Lounge Chairs are super deep and comfortable. The cushions are washable and have stayed nice and white. I would buy these again and they still look great! I used these Waterproof Outdoor Furniture Covers to keep them clean.

Pottery Barn Cammeray Outdoor Chair Review

Wicker Patio Lounge Chair

I love these modern outdoor all weather wicker chairs. The cushions are super deep and comfortable.

Outdoor Coffee Table

For years we had the Indio outdoor coffee table, its a nice coffee table and a good size. However, the coffee table has held up so-so. We recently got a new coffee table, I’ll share soon! I’m now using our old outdoor coffee table as a misc plant stand and plant organizer, it fits an area of our patio perfectly.

Pottery Barn Indio Coffee Table Review

Outdoor Coffee Table

Outdoor coffee table, great size to hold all the outdoor pretties.

Outdoor Dining Room Table

I’ve gotten so many questions about our outdoor dining table, I love our outdoor dining table. When shopping for an outdoor table, I wanted a large table that would seat at least 8 and pair well with our outdoor lounge area. Our table seats six and looks so good on our patio, I was super nervous to buy the table. Most of the reviews were a huge mixed bag. Our last outdoor dining room table was awful and it was expensive! I’m happy to report, that the Matera Outdoor dining table has held up beautifully, this will be the third summer we’ve had the table. I found our outdoor dining chairs at World Market, they no longer carry them. I found these chairs, Lucinda Outdoor Chairs and they would look amazing with our outdoor dining table.

CB2 Outdoor Dining Room Table Review

Outdoor Dining Table

This table is beautiful, wipes clean, seats eight and is also available in a smaller size

Outdoor Console Table

An outdoor console table is a must, they’re perfect for entertaining. We use our console table to hold drinks and food. I recently added a little potted herb garden on my console table and its look cute. Our console table is part of the Indio collection from Pottery Barn.

Katrina Blair patio style
Katrina Blair Indio Console Table review
Pottery Barn Indio Console Table Review

Outdoor Console Table

Outdoor console tables are a must! We use ours for outdoor dining: food & drink station and holding our table table herb garden, I refer to as my culinary garden

I love our our outdoor spaces have come together over the years. It’s truly one of my favorite places to relax and chill. Please let me know if you have any additional questions about our patio furniture, always happy to help!

My Favorite Books for Living and Outdoor Landscaping

I’m so excited about this Spring, I have so many plans for our backyard landscaping. If you’ve been here for a while then you know my backyard is an ongoing project. During the Spring we spend a lot of time outdoors on our patio and I want our entire yard to be a lush backyard with a mixture of plants.

I treat my outdoor spaces as an extension of our home. I’ve found some amazing outdoor books that have provided me with endless inspiration, helping me define my outdoor style, and select the plants for flower beds and my outdoor containers. When it comes to outdoor living and landscaping books, I consider the more the merrier! Below is a roundup of my favorite books for outdoor landscaping.

Small Garden Style Books

Small Garden Style

This book is perfect for helping you define your outdoor style, selecting materials and creating outdoor rooms

Take it Outside

This book is filled with beautiful ideas for outdoor spaces. Helping create functional spaces for gathering, gardening, and play

Modern Container Gardening

I love container gardening! This book is my favorite on the topic, helping you design beautiful container designs and properly care for your plants

The Less is More Garden

Plant combinations, materiel ideas for transforming a small outdoor space into a beautiful outdoor garden.

I hope you love these books as much as I do! I’ve gained so many ideas over the past few months in helping me plan and create outdoor spaces I love.