Kilimanjaro is Tommy Bahama Outdoor's take on a covered patio, and it leans hard on surfaces. The group Seldens carries runs to dining tables, serving and end tables and cocktail tables, with dining chairs, a lounge chair and an ottoman filling in around them. Most are finished in a deep dark brown, in wood and woven materials.

Build the Patio Around the Tables

Outdoor rooms usually get planned as seating first, which is why so many of them end up with nowhere to set a drink. Start with the surfaces instead. A round bistro table takes two chairs in a corner that could never hold a dining set. A rectangular dining table wants clearance behind the chairs, exactly as it would indoors, plus room for someone to pass with a tray. The serving end tables are the pieces that quietly make the arrangement work.

What a Northwest Winter Asks of Outdoor Furniture

Nine months of damp is the real test out here. Wood and woven pieces both handle it far better under cover than in the open, so a roof, an awning or a deep eave is worth more than any finish claim. Cushions belong indoors or in a dry box once the season turns. If your patio is fully exposed, plan on covers and a little seasonal maintenance, which is a fair trade for furniture that reads as furniture.

Shop Kilimanjaro in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Scale outdoors fools almost everyone, because a deck reads larger than the same square footage does inside. Bring your measurements to our Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia showrooms and our design team will lay the group out properly for your patio. See the rest of our outdoor seating or ask what is ready to ship.