Resin patio tables

A short shelf means every table gets a closer look. All 7 are listed for patio use, most carry resin tops on resin bases, and two are sold as sets. The grid includes folding tables. The first question is whether you want a table that stays put or one that comes down every night.

A short shelf, read closely

Resin is the top material listed on six of the 7 tables, with laminate on one and a third material, named on its page, on another. Bases are resin on six tables and cast iron on one. The shape listings read four square, three round and three rectangular, and two of them are sold as sets.

Prices start around $97. At that end of the shelf, the choice is mostly about size, so settle party size first. A shelf this short will not cover every size in every shape, so let the shape narrow the list. Two guests fit at 24 inches square, though 30 by 30 is the generous size. For four, move to a 36-inch square, or a round 42 inches across.

The folding ones

A folding resin table at $111 is the one to look at if your patio is a pop-up. It comes down at night, goes into the storeroom and comes out again for the first warm Saturday. Folding tables need less floor in storage and more labor on setup, so count the hands you have on a weekday opening.

Beside it in the grid sits a second folding model. Read each page for dimensions before you promise a storeroom shelf to either one.

One family, one routine

Look up the weight of each base on its page, too. Six bases are resin and one is cast iron, and on a breezy corner that difference shows up when you reset the patio in spring. Count carefully when you order: two finishes of one table are two lines.

Every table here is listed for patio use, and six are listed for indoor use too. That helps when a table has to move from the patio to a banquet room in November. Rinse it, let it drain and dry, and cover or store it when the season ends. The patio warranty runs six months.

Tops alone are on a separate shelf at resin table tops. For chairs to match, try resin patio chairs. The wider spread of resin pieces, from stools to tops, is in resin patio furniture, and the overall tally can be kept in patio plans.