A lot of people here do have traditional type picnic tables w/benches-there is one in the loon’s yard-but they are made of cedar or redwood, not painted, and a couple of the shops here offer homemade ones for sale in spring. They are also placed in the yard/by the grill-not on the deck or patio.
I have wrought iron chairs and table with an umbrella on the deck-some people have wooden patio furniture on the deck, too, but no picnic table.
We have patio furniture on our patio and a picnic table out in the yard, in the north forty for about 15 years. It’s about 25 years old made for us by a friend. Heavy duty. I thought we should get rid of it as it was disgusting, but we power washed it and it’s under the tree in the side yard outside my kitchen window. It’s handy with a pool...wet swimsuits and all...we can eat lunch at it on occasion. Looks brand new again. Sadly, the squirrels usually use it, not us.