It’s good right?! (Everything is linked in the source list at the end of this post). All their pieces go together beautifully though, so there shouldn’t be any fear of messing up and your items looking terrible together.Īnyway, enough talk… let’s see the finished product!īoom. I also added the Latta coffee table, Atra round side table, and the Bori lantern set to go along with it.Ī handsome family, don’t you think? One of my favorite things about Article (besides the fact that their pieces are beautiful and well made) is that they don’t make furniture sets, so you can mix and match to get a completely custom look. Any lounge chair would look great sitting next to it, but I choose Tula….a curvey girl with loads of personality. The Callais, while amazing on its own, needed an entourage. Look at that detail! It is made from solid Acacia wood, has built-in shelves, and gray rope that supports the weather-resistant cushions. It was strong and sturdy…a sofa you could really depend on, but also soft, cradling you in its comfort and support after a long hard day. It was fun and quirky….unique in all the best ways. It oozed sophistication and class, but it also didn’t take itself too seriously. I’ve seen a thousand couches, but none like this one. I’ve never believed in love at first sight until I laid eyes on this beautiful specimen. This is the Callais, and it was love at first sight. As I was perusing their new outdoor collection I saw this addition. Article leads in filling that middle spot very nicely. In the outdoor furniture world, in particular, that’s a rarity as most outdoor furniture is usually priced as high end or garage sale chic. Like all of their pieces, their furniture is built to last but available at a super accessible price point. When considering our breezeway makeover, I knew that Article’s outdoor collection couldn’t be beaten for both quality and value. With the table up against the wall, we had more than enough room for a seating area on the other side. We moved it outside anyway, are embracing the giant hole in our house (“so much room for activities!”), and are loving eating outside. It’s a bit too small, and the legs make it really hard to scootch around the bench… but building a replacement table isn’t exactly high on the priority list. It looked great in here, but it really wasn’t the best fit for our banquet. Instead it has been our dining room table for the last four years. I even found proof when looking back on the post about building the table… We were building our current house when he built this table, and I knew it was destined for the breezeway. My husband built this table when we lived in our last house, and I love the crap out of it. So…we moved our current dining room table outside. The porch is 20 x 20, which is plenty big for both a dining table and a seating area. The picnic table was great, but our parties tend to be about 40-50 people and the picnic table seats maybe ten, if you get friendly. As much as I didn’t want to paint the concrete I have to admit…it looks dang good.Īnother thing the breezeway needed was more seating. We used the same thing last year on our hot tub patio and it has held up flawlessly. We used a product called Granite Grip by Behr. These (crappy cell phone) pics were taken after cleaning and pressure washing and it still looked bad, so we decided to go ahead and paint it. I had always liked the look of the naked concrete, but it didn’t last long before it was stained beyond repair. We had quite a few touch-ups to do, but the most obvious was the concrete floor. We had to cancel our potlucks and can’t have people over anyway, so the timing was perfect. So we decided that this spring, while we are stuck at home because of this dang virus was a great time to make the breezeway as pretty as it is functional. Also: a lot of scooters, tools, kids’ shoes, and chicken poop. The only thing that has actually been on the breezeway for the last few years is that picnic table and a few plants in varying stages of death. This is not what it looks like all the time… not even close. These pictures were taken a few years ago, right before we started our monthly potlucks. The breezeway is priceless…we hang out on it constantly it’s party central for our monthly potlucks, and it catches the breeze coming off the hill perfectly. There are a lot of things I love about our house, but one of the biggest design successes is our breezeway. *Thank you to Article for providing the furniture to complete this makeover!
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