Summer along the Olentangy River brings weeks of thick humidity and the thunderstorms that build over central Ohio most afternoons, so outdoor furniture in Delaware, Ohio has to handle more than a few pleasant evenings. Most of the collections we carry are made from recycled poly lumber, with Marine Grade Polymer on select lines and powder-coated aluminum frames bolted with stainless steel hardware. None of it rots, splinters, or asks for the yearly staining and sealing a wood set needs after a wet spring and a hard freeze-thaw winter. A set looks right at home on a Victorian porch in the Northwest neighborhood.
The right piece depends on the kind of yard you have. The midcentury Cape Cods and ranches near Mingo Park tend toward modest patios, where a bistro set or a pair of Adirondacks fits the scale, while the newer homes in Glenross, on the city’s southeast side, have the deck space for a full dining set or a deep sectional. Families in Cheshire Crossing set a kids’ table next to the grown-ups’ seating, and the walking-trail lots around Lakes at Cheshire suit a porch swing facing the pond. With 400+ color combinations, the set can match the house instead of fighting it.
Picture how you’d actually use it. A dining set carries graduation parties in May and Ohio Wesleyan game-day cookouts in the fall. Adirondacks and sectionals are for the slow evenings in between. A fire pit table stretches the season into Little Brown Jug week, when September nights at the fairgrounds turn cool. A porch swing is for the quiet morning with coffee, and a kids’ table keeps the youngest guests part of the gathering. Browse the collections below to start picturing yours.