When the good old summertime arrives, everyone should indulge in a little nostalgic relaxation. Swings and gliders provide the same soothing back-and-forth motion, and they can extend those lazy days into cooler seasons if they are crafted from all-weather resin wicker. With a view of neighborhood … [Read more...]
Rejuvenate Pool Areas w/Wicker Furniture Clusters
For many homeowners, cooling off in the heat of summer means heading to the backyard pool. While patios may be the place to seek shade, pool areas offer a combination of refreshing water and plenty of sunshine during the day. Many hours are spent splashing around or floating leisurely, but finding a … [Read more...]
Relaxing with Wicker in a Zen Setting
The home, including its outdoor spaces, should be an escape, but it often becomes a center of chaos with an onslaught of activities that take away from the aspects of a retreat. Incorporating the Zen spirit with furnishings and their arrangement can help create a stress-reducing environment, even … [Read more...]
Choosing Synthetic And Natural Rugs For Outdoor Spaces
Making a patio or deck area even more appealing includes adding the right furniture and finishing off with a rug. Area rugs for outdoor spaces and sun rooms have an added burden of needing some resistance to fading from harsh UV rays and damage from moisture. While rugs designed for outdoors can … [Read more...]
Easy Living Outdoors With All-Weather Wicker
Along with impending summer temperatures, the call to stay outdoors becomes stronger. That means time to take a look at how to add more creature comforts on the patio, a deck or in a gazebo. Whether the surrounding vista is green landscaping, a concrete apron or a privacy fence, with the right … [Read more...]
Five Favorite Outdoor Wicker Furniture Arrangement Tips
The excitement of updating or creating new outdoor spaces with wicker furniture can sometimes overpower the right selection and arrangement process. Patios, decks, porches, pool areas and garden spots are all potential candidates for creating a relaxing atmosphere that will elicit the wow factor … [Read more...]
Creating More Privacy On Patios and Decks
Retreating to a patio or deck area is something to look forward to when spring is in full swing, throughout hot summer days and before the fall season becomes too crisp. At the end of a workday or over a weekend, this retreat can provide peace and quiet or be the favored place for entertaining. Full … [Read more...]
Turn Gazebos into Destination Retreats
Gazebos retain that special air of elegance that other structures simply cannot provide. Covered or open patios are nice, of course, but these freestanding structures distance themselves not only in placement but also in a sense of perceived isolation. Even at their smallest sizes, they offer an … [Read more...]
Climbing Plants For Patio Pergolas and Trellises
Plants can serve all sorts of purposes on a patio. Climbing plants are especially functional, since they can be used to disguise walls, act as a windbreaks and shade cover, and even form an attractive, sheltering, living roof. The right plants, once established can be relatively low maintenance … [Read more...]
Ideas For Al Fresco Dining
There is something about fresh air and outdoor environments that seems to make good food taste even better. Especially (but not only) when the weather is great, why not celebrate the good things in life with outdoor dining? The possibilities are wide and the experience is always a pleasure. If … [Read more...]