Spring is the wettest stretch of the year in the Miami Valley, and outdoor furniture in Dayton, Ohio has to sit through the thunderstorms that build on humid afternoons from May into August before the winter freeze-thaw swings go to work on it. That cycle warps softwood and loosens the fasteners on cheap aluminum. The collections we carry are built from recycled poly lumber, with Marine Grade Polymer on select lines, powder-coated aluminum frames where they fit, and stainless steel hardware throughout. There is no rot, no splintering, and no annual refinishing or restaining — just a rinse with the hose when the pollen settles on a porch in the Oregon District.
The right piece depends on the porch or yard it lands on. Five Oaks is built for its deep front porches under century-old oaks, where a set of poly Adirondacks or a glider can sit through the seasons. St. Anne’s Hill, with its narrow lots and wrap-around Victorian porches, is made for a porch swing. The larger lots and turn-of-the-century homes of Dayton View have room for a full dining set out back, while the tidier yards and infill homes of Wright-Dunbar take well to a compact bistro set or a small patio table. Whatever the space, there are 400+ color combinations to match it.
What you do out there is the rest of it. A poly dining table handles the backyard cookout the night the Dayton Dragons are at home, and a sectional or a pair of Adirondacks is where the afternoon goes once the grill is off. A fire pit table keeps the patio open into the cool evenings of a Dayton autumn, when UD Flyers basketball is back on the TV inside. A porch swing is for the quiet mornings with coffee, and a kids’ table gives the youngest a seat of their own at the family meal. Browse the collections below to start picturing yours.