Trying not to flake

Man, after the excitement of crossing a big item off the list, I'm sort of hitting a wall. Arguably, several of the items are not that hard at all. But I'm being a big lazy bum. I'm thinking taking some small steps toward the fancy garden party by starting to outfit my patio. We're having a patio party soon (though not fancy), so I want it to at least be kinda cute. I've been looking at patio sets on Craigslist and elsewhere. Leaning toward yet another Ikea trip.

What I need to buy:
-outdoor rug
-dining table and chairs
-fire pit
-lighting
-planters
-plants
-trellises
-rain barrel/planter

Oof this is going to be expensive. And I still need to pay John for the gate. Which I still need to take pictures of.

In the meantime, I'm wavering between an old iron dining set that I could repaint a bright color and a nicer, newer wooden set that I wouldn't paint at all.

The wooden Ikea option: 

Ignore the random foreign words.

Or I could do an iron set and paint it a bright color, like red or pink or orange or yellow:

Not this color. More fun.