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Patio Recipes

Four Outdoor Living Essentials

June 3, 2010 Patio Recipes

Any home, regardless of how many features it offers, can be upgraded and improved by adding a custom outdoor living space. Go beyond a deck, pool, or perhaps a spa, and turn your patio into an area with a few comforts for the home that your family and friends will appreciate.

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Outdoor Alfresco Entertaining

March 27, 2010 Patio Recipes

Summer is the ideal time for outdoor parties and gatherings. With a sophisticated outdoor space and a little planning, you can entertain your guests alfresco all summer long.
Set Up the Space
Always start with planning your entertaining space. You will need to decide if you want your guests sitting at one large table, or standing around [...]

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Wind Resistant Umbrellas: Spotlight

May 5, 2009 Patio Recipes

A wind resistant patio umbrella. What does that really mean? Some of our customers often ask that question, wondering how something like a patio umbrella can resist the pushings and pullings of natures breath. (I know, I’m getting quite poetic) Not exactly sure if they need one or not, we often get questions like:

What makes [...]

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Yeah, but did you see the color?

September 22, 2008 Patio Recipes

It’s not always easy to decide on the right color for a patio cushion or patio umbrella. We’ve covered the selection of fabrics and frames before, but it’s not always as easy as we might think. One blogpost might not be the answer, so we’ve decided to do a series of fabric fashion articles highlighting [...]

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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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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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Soooo…..What’s a Sunbrella Umbrella?

April 6, 2008 Patio Recipes

I got this call the other day, asking what a sunbrella umbrella is. At first, I was intrigued by the question. Most people call to find the benefits of a fiberglass rib patio umbrella, or want to know the difference between collar tilt and auto tilt patio umbrellas, but working with misnomer, well, that’s something different.