Although you can use a canopy, porch overhang, or awning to protect your outdoor furniture, you may not want to use a canopy or you may not have an overhang to provide protection. However, a viable alternative is to use landscaping to your advantage, which can supply...
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Choosing Patio Furniture for Your Home Made Easy | McLean, VA
If you're looking for great patio furniture, you've come to the right place. But how do you know which choices are right for you? Selecting the perfect pieces can transform your patio, deck, or garden into a beautiful extension of your home. Here’s how you can make...
Quick Tips for Summer-Ready Deck Furniture Cushions
As the summer season gets underway, patios and decks are often in need of a little extra attention. Those cushions that were left outside over the winter months can be quite an eyesore in the light of summer sunshine. What can you do to clean your deck...
The 7 Pieces of Lawn Equipment Every Homeowner Needs
Buying a home doesn’t automatically grant you a green thumb. But owning a home does tend to come with a certain amount of outdoor maintenance, meaning that all homeowners should work on some basic lawn and garden skills. If you’re just getting started, one of the best...
Choosing Your First Grill
Outdoor grilling season is here. If you think this is the year to purchase your first outdoor grill, that's super exciting! But with such a variety of features and brands, it can also be overwhelming. Here are a few tips on getting started. Gas or Charcoal A...
Choosing Deck Furniture to Accommodate Your Climate and Location
Furnishing the outdoors of your home is important because it will determine how much time you spend outside. If you have unfitting furniture, you will likely not enjoy your time outside, and as a result, you will not go outside as much as you would if you had...
Using Outdoor Fireplaces to Cook Food
Outdoor fireplaces can be the perfect centerpiece for many an evening gathering on your deck or back patio. Outdoor cooking has been used throughout history and has become more of a social gathering to cook food for friends and family. Long summer days and evenings...
Wicker Outdoor Furniture is New Again
Wicker chairs: They're not just for Morticia Addams anymore. When great-grandma bought furniture for her front porch, it was usually wicker. Of course, in her day, everyone had a front porch. Now, most people prefer a deck or a patio, and all too often they end up...
Don’t Have Enough Appliances for Holiday Cooking? Outdoor Fireplace to the Rescue!
You’re going to have a record number of people at the house for the holidays this year. You’re carefully planning what has to be cooked the night before and then refrigerated, so you’ll have enough room in the oven for other food that must be cooked. Wouldn’t it be...
Create The Space Of Your Dreams with Outdoor Patio Furniture
In the spring, fall, and summer, being outside is always a nice luxury. Especially if you have a beautifully landscaped home with a patio, deck, or just a nice outdoor living space, then you need to consider getting outdoor furniture. Nice outdoor patio furniture will...