Archie's Blog

By now you’ve seen lots of brightly colored Adirondack chairs lining the roads on your travels. It seems everywhere you go you see another set of colorful chairs. Perhaps they’re our chairs, though probably not. We have been providing some of the most unique colors for the past ten years — Periwinkle blue, Lime green, and Bonfire. But lots of other vendors have jumped in too. There are many choices out there, something for almost everyone.

Except that exact color you’ve always wanted. Is there... Continue reading

Archie’s Island Furniture is pleased to announce that as of March, 2010 we are introducing two new product lines to provide our customers more affordable choices in quality outdoor furniture. Our new Natural Collection and Classic Collection offer our most popular furniture pieces in natural unfinished wood and in a collection of four of our most popular, classic colors. These new collections are offered at substantial savings from our Custom Collection.

Now you can shop our three distinct collections — giving you the ultimate choice and selection of superior outdoor furniture. You can choose what fits your... Continue reading

An Adirondack chair (or in Canada, a Muskoka chair) is a type of chair used primarily in an outdoors setting. The precursor to today’s Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee in 1903. He was on vacation in Westport, New York and he needed outdoor chairs for his summer home. He tested the first designs on his family.

The original Adirondack chair was made with eleven pieces of wood, cut from a single board. It had a straight back and seat, set at a slant to sit better on the steep mountain inclines of the area. It also featured wide... Continue reading

For most of us our garden is our refuge. The open blue sky and plant shapes, smells and colors are elemental. But when it comes to garden furniture, many people choose their garden furniture without thinking about how the furnitures’ colors interact with the environment they will be placed in.

High-quality garden furniture can sometimes be found in a variety of colors, or you can paint your furniture yourself. My customers often ask me how to integrate colorful furniture into their garden or landscape. They want to know about color combinations, how to use... Continue reading