So you want another dining room, but you don't want to have to add on to your home? Well why not create one outside on your patio? Choose a dining table made to withstand the elements and fire up the grill.

Outdoor dining tables come in many shapes and sizes from round to square and small enough for two and large enough for twelve. The best wood for your outdoor dining table is teak. Teak trees grow in the Indonesian jungle and their wood, rich in natural oils, is highly resistant to the elements. Once used in ship and bridge building due to its strength and natural resistance to water and rot it works extremely well for fine -outdoor furniture. It will resist rot and water and is immune to anything Mother Nature dishes out.

You'll be able to dine outdoors in comfort and luxury when you choose teak dining tables for your patio. Rather than trekking to your local home and garden stores when patio furniture is in season why not try shopping online? You can browse the vast selection from the comfort of your easy chair and be privy to some of the best prices around.

To narrow your choices you might want to decide on one aspect you want in your new dining table and go from there. For example maybe you want a round table or a table that seats eight? Once you choose one thing to focus on you can keep slimming down your choices until you find the table of your dreams.

If you have a large family or enjoy entertaining you might want to choose a table that seats six to eight and extends to accommodate ten to twelve dinner guests. If you don't have the space or the people you may want a smaller square table with a tempered glass inset top or a small round one with a mosaic marble top. Once you choose a table you should get enough matching teak chairs to accommodate your guests and if you are planning to host outdoor luncheons as well as dinners you might want to invest in a teak market umbrella as well. Most tables come equipped with a hole to accommodate them.

Once you chosen your teak dining table complete with chairs and umbrella you will be ready to indulge in the simple pleasures of summer. Unlike any other season summer allows us to experience things that bring us true happiness. We feel alive breathing the fresh, warm air and soaking up the afternoon sun. Leisurely days grant us the luxury of slowing down to truly enjoy life. And gatherings with friends and family around teak dining tables laden with good food bring us together to share memories and laughter. So get the grill fired up and set the table for fun. No matter size or shape of teak dining table that you choose there's plenty of room for the good times to unfold and transform any summer from ordinary to epic.