Was thinking about adding an outdoor sofa to my roof deck this spring, and was surprised how costly many of them are! I cam across the Ikea ARHOLMA Sofa with footstool for $465 with the Ikea Family discount and wondered what people thought of it. Is it comfortable? Is it durable?

We've bought a number of things at Ikea and some has been excellent (BESTA for pantry/buffet), while some has been a bit disappointing in terms of quality... we have the ÄPPLARÖ drop leaf table & 6 armchairs, but were really disappointed at how probably half the finish flaked off over the winter while stored under a tarp on our deck. Would probably have gone a different direction on table/chairs had we known, so don't want to be disappointed again.

I’m currently in grad school and I don’t have a ton of money to spend so ideally I’d like something nice that will not look terrible in a year. I saw these in person and they’re beautiful, but I’m nervous about how wood will hold up outdoors. This would be on a shaded balcony, that barely sees any sun haha. The balcony ledge is also pretty tall. I live near the ocean so I don’t know if the air will affect the wood too..this is my first place so I’m new to all of this stuff. Any suggestions or things I should know before purchasing?