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4 Great Deals on Patio Accessories

Winter may not be the time you think of patio accessories, but it really should be – it’s a time when you can find some great deals! Spring may be a few months away, but now’s the perfect time to purchase your outdoor items and start planning how you’ll redesign things come March. Here are 4 great deals on some awesome outdoor items:

Fire Sense Stainless Steel Tabletop Heater

Patio HeaterAlthough more of a fall and winter item than spring and summer, this is something no serious outdoor entertainer should be without. This Fire Sense Stainless Steel Tabletop Heater runs off a small propane tank and puts out an impressive 10,000 BTUs, raising the temperature anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees. Value priced at $139, it’s perfect for enjoying your morning coffee or hosting guests on the patio in comfort during the cooler months.

 Austram Classix Hanging Planter

outdoor planterGreenery is essential for any outdoor space, and with a few of these Austram Classix Hanging Planters you’ll have plenty! It’s made from a super strong polypropylene plastic, designed to withstand years of outdoor exposure, and the coco liner in it is a great bonus that will encourage your plants to thrive. And since they’re just $21, you can get a couple and have a beautiful, lush display of plant life around your patio. It is a great combo of form and function.

Smart Solar Portsmouth Solar Birdbath

bird bath fountainSolar fountains have exploded in popularity in the last few years, so if you don’t have on around your home then it’s time you get one! This Smart Solar Portsmouth Solar Birdbath uses a solar panel mounted in the basin, so there are no wires and nothing to plug in. Made from high grade resin, it’s light enough for one person to move easily but sturdy enough to stay in place in bad weather. At $139, it gives you all the style and class that comes with an elegant water feature for a fraction of the price.

EHO Studios Patio Conversation Set

patio table and chairs setPatio furniture sets are one of the most expensive items for the outdoor space, but a quality set is an investment that will last for years. With that said, you won’t find a much better deal than this EHO Studios Patio Conversation Set. Made from rattan, this set has a sofa, 2 chairs, and a table, all designed to hold up in all weather conditions. You even get your choice of free (yes, FREE) red, white, or black cushions! The best part is the price – just $969 for the whole set! It’s an obvious choice for saving money without sacrificing quality and style.

This was a Guest Post by Marissa Alan. She is a writer with Outdoor Living and loves the challenge of designing on a budget, both indoors and out. For more on items like outdoor fountains, decorative planters, patio furniture, or a modern gas fire pit, visit OutdoorLiving.com.

Good Deals on Patio Furniture

I for one, truly enjoy having that first cup of coffee for the day on the porch. The quiet solitude and perfect peace of a new day appeals to me and communing with nature for a few moments each morning is something I truly enjoy. Alas I find that my patio furniture is in shambles and I have a terrific excuse to update this.

I went looking for folding patio furniture and other options for patio furniture to see what would fit my budget and my requirements. This is what I liked:

I loved this Brown Caravan Canopy Oversize Zero Gravity Chair, that folds out to accommodate the legs and reclines (if you are in the mood for a snooze). Armrests and a steel frame make it a strong as well as comfortable option.  And this one is XL size for extra comfort; a good deal for 82 dollars I thought. [Read more →]

Green Décor Ideas for your Dining Space

You are careful and ecologically responsible about most things in life; your home décor need not be any different. With some conscious care and planning, you can be sure that your dining furniture as well as other aspects of your dining area is as much in consonance with a greener way of life as everything else.

Here are some green décor ideas for your dining space-

  • Opt for a dining room table as well as dining room chairs that is made from sustainable raw materials that are responsibly grown and sourced leaving as little a negative environmental impact as possible.
  • Make sure there is plenty of natural light in the room. This is not just so that the room looks airy, light and attractive, it is also an energy saving device. Having natural light in the room means that you don’t need to switch on the lights during the day. So try and have plenty of glass pane windows, if possible install a sky light and make sure that your dining area has plenty of natural light. This will mean plenty of savings in terms of energy used and a smaller carbon footprint for you and you needs. [Read more →]

Dining Room Decoration Styles

Clearly all dining room furniture is not built the same – there are vast differences in terms of the dimensions of the room, your requirements from the space, your décor preferences as well as the décor of the rest of the home. Consider the following kinds of dining rooms to decide what your preference will be; for the kind of dining set or dining furniture you will buy.

The Glamorous Dining Area – Here the accent should be on style, elegance and class with a touch of formal grace. A more formal sort of dining set, large in size and proportions, perhaps a slightly grander eight seater dining set rather than the classic 6 seater would work well to create a glamorous ambience. A formal, elaborate centerpiece could set the tone, and a large, elongated chandelier would not be out of place here. A touch of gold, framed paintings, elegant tiling and exquisite crockery and crystalware would set the glamorous tone.

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Good Neighborly Gifts – Welcome to the Neighborhood Gift Ideas

We got a new neighbor recently – and the new people who moved in next door seemed rather nice so I wanted to start things out on the right foot by giving a nice welcome to the neighborhood kind of gift to them. If I were one of the ladies in Desperate Housewives doubtless I would cook up a storm and hand-deliver a hearty casserole or scrumptious homemade cookies in a pretty basket, but I am not so I didn’t. instead I thought of these welcome to the neighborhood ideas for a housewarming gift –

Now I like to keep a nice garden and would like it if my neighbor did the same. So for rather selfish reasons, I thought a garden gift basket such as this one would be a good idea. It includes a hand painted metal planter, a pair of cotton gardening gloves, Banana Boat sunscreen, and assortment of flower seed packets, a stainless steel spade and trowel, and key lime cookies. Not bad for $57 and free shipping.

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Deals on Portable Pools and Waterslides

Summer is very much here and for kids there can be few things as great as spending some time in the pool chilling – it makes for fun and frolic for the entire family on a warm summer day. There are many options for portable pools even if we don’t have an actual pool in the back yard and having a portable slide for it just adds to the fun and games.

Intex Recreation Slide’N Fun Play Center, Age 6+ with Shelf Box from Amazon is your basic pool that is compact but can fit at least two people in it – it has to levels and a small slide – and since this one is inflatable it comes with a repair patch as well. You can stow it away in its shelf box when not in use. Good deal for $44.

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Discount Art

I have been thinking of making my living room just a tad high brow, by adding some art on the walls. I mean you grow up, right, and then you can’t have all these sophomoric posters up on the wall, which while may be amusing have got to go! I may not know a lot about art, but as they say, I know what I like! While I love Monet’s style and could not afford a single one of his works if I won a lottery, thankfully I can get prints or reproductions reasonably priced.

Here I found available hand painted Oil Painting Replicas of Art masterpieces.  They claim to send you an image of your original hand painted, reproduction oil painting to approve BEFORE they ship it to you showing every detail of the original oil Painting. So you can have yourself an actual painted Sunflowers, by Van Gogh, probably one of the most famous paintings in the world hanging on your wall for the price of $74.80. Or perhaps you may like Monet, the way I do and want this classic painting such as the one pictured here hanging on the wall.

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Tea: A Gift of Warmth

I have recently been reading up a lot of about tea, its health benefits, and it healing nature and getting to like the drink a lot too. Incidentally my significant other loves tea and I think a tea assortment would make a lovely, unusual and classy gift not only for him but for anyone really who enjoys tea and views tea drinking as part of social intercourse rather than the mere consumption of a beverage.  And to be sure tea is not an easy subject to navigate: there is green tea, white tea, black tea, herbal tea, oolong tea, the list is seemingly endless.

At this online tea store I found some lovely tea gift sets, including samplers of different kinds of tea: green, white, black etc., and tea hampers that include a unique tea pot that strains tea for you.

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Home Accents: Ideas and Deals

Pieces of furniture, wall colors etc ., even if not very remarkable, can be offset by a few individual and even quirky touches here and there to make a interesting and unusual whole. A few interesting home accents can enhance your home by making it unique and giving it your own personal stamp. A little wall art here a whimsical garden ornament there, can do a lot to give your home character.

I think it is a great idea to have some greenery inside the home or perhaps on the porch, for this it is a good idea to get a matched set of planters, such as this one here; a metal planter set of three for just $50. I also liked this set of two planters, tall and elegant for $79.

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Furniture Discounts

I know that Amish made furniture is not cheap, but when you look at the fact that it is built to last, and never seems to go out of style, it does make a lot of sense to buy. Especially if there is a sale on! I came across this site that has up to 33% off on their items of furniture and I found a lot of stuff there which I really liked:

This bedroom set includes a queen size contemporary bed, a dresser with mirror and a chest of drawers that is admittedly very steep at upward of $5000, but they do offer a hefty $1,176 discount, so that it is yours for $3,918. Yes I know, still not cheap; but if you are looking to make a life time investment in your furniture, then this is the sort of thing that you may just want to consider.

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