Easy Outdoor Patio Update with Article • Vintage Revivals

This weekend I crashed my sister’s house and gave her a quick patio refresh with my friends at Article! Also, how cute is Barry Bear?!

Outdoor furniture is hard, it can get matchy matchy really quickly, which makes it look basic and uninspired. That’s why I love Article outdoor furniture so much. Everything goes, without matching and feels individual and special!!

You might remember last year, we updated the patio at the Granary and used all Article pieces. It is one of my favorite places at the Merc to hang out and entertain!

Every spring I count the minutes until Article launches their new collections, and this year they did not disappoint!! Honestly, everything that Article designs is amazing, and the quality shocks me every time. The furniture that Amy had was destroyed by the unrelenting Las Vegas sun. I’m excited to see how these articles measure up!

For Amy’s patio update, we really embraced the modern desert vibe. We went back and forth on putting in a wire trellis (similar to this one) but ultimately the 10 ft potential of the cacti, and the ease of care, won out. Can you picture how great they are going to look when they are grown in?! GAH!!

Amy and her husband are the best entertainers. They always have people over and need loads of seating. We could’ve done a sectional, but they recently paved a pathway on the side of the house, and flow-wise a sectional just didnt feel right.

I had a hard time deciding between the Sora sofa and the Callias sofa, but I just couldnt stop thinking about that woven cord on the Callais, it is everything!! I love the wide slatted arms, and little shelves. Perfect for plants, blankets, books, drinks, candy (to secretly keep it away from the kids!) The Callais comes in 2 different color variations, white with lighter wood, and taupe with darker wood. I opted for the taupe and dark wood, to balance her light colored house and give some depth to the space!

Speaking of depth, the Callais sofa is super deep, it’s just the kind of couch you want to lay back in on cool summer nights!

The whole world is obsessed with wicker, but living in the hot desert, wicker has a lifespan of my tomato plants. The sun bakes it and turns it into a crispy mess so fast. Article has come up with the perfect solution for wicker lovers, a synthetic wicker that is weather-proof.

It looks like real wicker, feels smooth like leather, and wears like the stuff black boxes on airplanes are made out of. It’s the best of everything. We have the Aeri lounger at our house and they still look brand new. At Amy’s we used the Selka lounger and it’s the perfect size chair!! Large enough to be a comfortable lounger, small enough that it can double as a generously sized dining room chair, and design forward enough that you can use it in any room in your house.

Outdoor dining is a must, especially when you live in a climate like Vegas, it’s basically like having an extra dining room 9 months of the year! The Linden teak dining set is the perfect modern picnic table. The wide slatted natural teak table gives off some serious nostalgia, while the thick round matte black legs make it modern.

One thing that I love about Article is that they give you options to mix and match. We went with the table, and just one bench (of course you can do 2!) and use individual dining chairs to make it more adult friendly.

Let’s just talk about these chairs. I dont know who at Article design headquarters is so obsessed with cording but I hope it never ever ends!! The Zina Grove Green dining chairs are SO comfortable (as you can imagine!) not to mention the perfect shade of olive green. Just a heads up, like the Svelti they are sold as a pair!