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Expert Series: Outdoor Decor Tip from Southern Hospitality

May 20, 2009 Expert Advice

This is the first in a series of quick tips from Design and Decor experts who have graciously given some great advice for our customers and readers.
Southern Hospitality is the wonderful design and decor blog featuring the work of the ever helpful Rhoda, who came to her expertise status the old fashion way, by designing [...]

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End of the Outdoor Season?

August 18, 2008 SideNote

So as we are in August, a lot has slown down.  People are not in a rush for their patio cushions or patio umbrellas, and can take more of a leisurely perusal of our products.  This is really an awesome time to purchase your patio gear.  Sales are abundant all over the internet, and you [...]

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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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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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Re-designing Cushions And Umbrellas

April 6, 2008 SideNote

It’s been some time since I’ve been able to blog to any degree. In the interim, Cushions And Umbrellas has gone through some changes, and one of them is a complete redesign. The redesign was an important one. We wanted to create a brand that we can develop into the future, and the visual and layout aspect of the design where important.

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Gearing up for the upcoming outdoor season

April 6, 2008 Company News

Summer is a few weeks away, but it’s always a good idea to start your comparison shopping as early as March and April for all the things you’d like to purchase for your patio or backyard. Shopping for patio cushions or patio umbrellas early is a great way to get the best bargains, or to look ahead for the new color and/or outdoor fabric styling you want to add to your patio decor.

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