It's officially time to lounge around outdoors, and if you don't already have a comfy chair to kick back and enjoy the summer ...

Finding furniture scaled for small patios, balconies, and decks can be tricky, but not at IKEA. A go-to for budget-friendly decor in the warmer months, IKEA is also a hotbed of outdoor designs ...

[Photo: courtesy Oglivy] In a promotion coordinated by Oglivy in Hong Kong, customers can go into Ikea and buy a SÄVA table, which is a plastic end table with three legs and a round top.

and plastic instead of wood in its cabinet doors and drawers. The way Ikea is constructing furniture is changing too. The Rönninge dining table, which sells for $500 and came out last year ...

With spring in our sights, so too is the promise of summertime soirees, long evenings spent outdoors and al fresco dining ... furniture, Scandi-style designs and pleasingly affordable price points ...