Hotel stays feel special largely because of novelty. New place, new chairs to collapse into, new outfits purchased specifically for the occasion. But you don’t have to leave town to recreate the feeling. A few outdoor swaps (even if that's simply refreshing your patio pillows) can make a backyard feel significantly more summer-ready.
Styles like Anthropologie’s super-stuffed Sunbrella® chair and Serena & Lily’s pagoda-style Alicante umbrella scratch the resort itch if your ideal escape is somewhere along the Amalfi Coast, clad in cabana stripes and fringe. And if the tropics are more your speed, bamboo-trimmed melamine trays, woven seats (we’re obsessed with anything that spins), and scenery-mirroring outdoor throw pillows make the salty-air fantasy feel a little closer to home.
Basically, there’s an outdoor furniture find for every version of hosting this summer. Better than a hotel, your friends will coo, stretched out on your new contrast-piped chaise. You already knew that, though.
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