Outdoor Patio Furniture

We have been looking around for an outdoor patio set for sometime now.  I have pretty specific taste and I'm not willing to compromise much so it was a long search. My requirements were that it fit at least six people and be rectangular. I didn't want wood because I didn't want to maintain it and I didn't want plastic. So that limited my search to cast aluminum or aluminum and I wanted the color to be brown.

We started looking at budget friendly places like Target, Ace Hardware, Home Depot and Lowes. We couldn't find anything that fit our taste. I also looked at online stores like overstock.com, patiofurnitureusa.com and amazon.com, but I wanted to be able to see the product before I bought it. Then I started looking at not-so-budget-friendly places like Potterybarn, Crate & Barrel, Patio World and Williams and Sonoma. I found lots of furniture there that I liked, but I wasn't wanting to spend $3,000 or more.

Then I came across Macy's. I didn't even know they carried outdoor furniture. According to the salesman, they just started carrying it about two years ago. They actually have a great selection and for a great price. I would definitely recommend checking out Macy's if you are in the market for affordable outdoor patio furniture.

I ordered the Madison six person outdoor dining set. It came with a rectangular table, 2 swivel rocking chairs and 4 fixed arm chairs. All six chairs have cushions with sunbrella fabric. I ordered the set about a month and half ago, so my only complaint was waiting for it to be in-stock. But now that it is here, we are so excited to use it.

What do you think?