Happy, happy, happy!

May 19, 2008 Real Patio Stories

Another great letter from one of our customers.
Dear Cushionsandumbrellas,
My wicker cushions and deluxe patio umbrella arrived a couple of days ago, and I can’t tell you how happy, happy, happy I am! The construction on the cushions was really impressive, and the patio umbrella with the RAD Master wind vent was so easy to [...]

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Summer and Skin Cancer. Tips on making your outdoor room UV safe.

May 14, 2008 Expert Advice

This summer we’ll be heading out to our patio’s and our garden’s with our family to enjoy the lounging in the summer sun, and genuinely deserved.  After spending months huddled up in sweaters and bundled up in the home, it’s time we step out and warm up under the sun.  Time to lounge and sunbathe!  [...]

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Replacement Furniture Cushions Anyone?

May 8, 2008 DIY Do It Yourself

Every year, our customers complain about their old furniture.  They tell us things like:

My patio furniture just looks bad
My wrought iron furniture is rusty
All the aluminum furniture I have is just dated
I should just get rid of all my patio furniture

Hold on a minute there! Why go through that expense. Nothing beats the charm of [...]

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Wow! I didn’t know there where so many choices!

May 8, 2008 Real Patio Stories

A satisfied customer sent us this letter.
Dear Kathie,
We just received our wrought iron cushions and fiberglass rib umbrella, and I have to say that I’m delighted!  When we started shopping online for our patio decor, we found a lot of online shops, but very little options.  The “other” stores offered what seemed to be good [...]

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Announcement: Stripes!

May 6, 2008 Company News

We’ve been working on getting in just the right stripes for our patio umbrellas, and it seems we’ve finally come up with a great grouping that we can add this weekend.  Of course, they are all Sunbrella Fabrics, which are pretty much the best in the biz.  Hope you enjoy!

Dolce Mango
A beautiful stripe that features [...]

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Patio cushions aren’t sexy

April 28, 2008 SideNote

We try our best to promote out business and our website around the web. Sometimes we succeed, and sometimes we fail. You see, the problem lies not in our products, or our website. There are a plethora of bloggers out there who love to blog about their home, and interior design, and [...]

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Gorgeous Offset Patio Umbrella

April 21, 2008 Real Patio Stories

Just received a new letter from one of our customers.
Dear CushionsAndUmbrellas.com,
I had to tell you how much we are enjoying our gorgeous offset patio umbrella. We ordered it about 2 weeks ago and it arrived yesterday. We set it up immediately (it was very easy) and my husband immediately figured out how to [...]

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Fabric and Frames: A Color Story

April 19, 2008 Patio Recipes

Many of our patio shoppers call us for some help with their fabric selection. With so many fabrics to choose from, it can be a little daunting to match existing patio furniture frame colors to an outdoor fabric. A lot of times, some shoppers decide to go with a neutral color, knowing that [...]

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A little towel is all I needed.

April 10, 2008 Real Patio Stories

We recently received this great letter from a recent customer:
Dear CushionsAndUmbrellas.com,
I just wanted to let you know how happy we are with our new patio chaise cushions.  We recently purchased two aluminum furniture chaise cushions in Bravada Limelight, and where so happy when they arrived.

74″ Chaise Cushion

I immediately placed them on our furniture and they [...]

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Offset Patio Umbrellas. 8 ways to use them in your home.

April 9, 2008 Patio Recipes

Offset patio umbrellas represent more than just another line we can carry. They’re really great to own! We try to describe all the things that you can do with an offset, but ultimately, it’s up to you to decide what you’d like to do with it, and how you are going to use it. We’ve put together a little list on what we think are cool ways of adding this great umbrella to your garden or backyard.

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