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Archive for August, 2010

Summer is the best time to equip your backyard and prepare it for spending all the free time there. There are some items of summer outdoor equipment that are to be in your patio as they provide you with maximum comfort and are very useful in many aspects.

Garden Canopy. It so pleasant to have dinner outdoors in summer. Garden canopy is an indispensable thing in your garden that will help to protect garden area and furniture in particular from sun and rain. The framework is usually made of iron tubes and is covered with water resistant material. It is very useful- you may hide in its shade in any hot day as well as have barbecue party when it is raining outside. If a garden canopy seems to be quite expensive, one may buy outdoor umbrellas which are also used to hide from the sun in the shadow, and create a pleasant coolness in a hot summer day.

Chaises or sun-loungers are essential essential summer “accessories” and required items of furniture to relax in the cottage, or in the yard. This furniture will give you an excellent opportunity to relax in the fresh air and sunbathe with the utmost comfort. It is possible to select a lounger or chaise lounge of design and material that is right for you!

Garden swing. Swing is loved by children and adults. You can take a nap after lunch as well as enjoy the stars after dinner. Garden swing is the most touching and romantic object for a country yard!  If you want to create an atmosphere of a fairy-tale in your backyard, you may need some special decorations. For example, nice statues made of diverse materials. The will add color to your garden and add some mystery to it. Some special light effects may also enrich your favorite place for rest.

Patio sets are a very nice item to enrich any garden. You can create your own corner of beauty and relaxation by choosing any Wicker Patio furniture you may like. Your friends will definitely appreciate the idea of having a patio. It is so nice to gather a big company in one place and drink tea, enjoying warm summer evenings.
Outdoor furniture has become a very fashionable thing. First impression about you may be made by the impression people get from your backyard. It may be carried out in classical or contemporary style, but anyway everything you have in your house as well as outside of it should be real reflection of your personality.

The style, shape and function of a home’s windows can underscore a home’s elegance, coziness or cutting-edge style. The following are some of today’s most exciting formats and treatments:

Adding Elegance

Palladian or arched windows are graceful and elegant, but hard to cover. Fortunately, Hunter Douglas offers a variety of styles to cover unusually shaped windows. For instance, Duette® honeycomb shades come in an arch shape, designed to lift and lower smoothly from top to bottom on “perfect” and “imperfect” arches, allowing for privacy, light control and easy window cleaning.

Lighten and Brighten

Skylights can lighten a room, make a space feel larger and bring a quirky element to an otherwise dull area. When left bare, skylights often allow in too much light and sun that can fade furniture and overheat a room. Duette with Skyrise® is the perfect solution, softening the light and providing energy efficiency. Hardware with rails on all four sides keeps the shade in place safely and securely. What’s more, this option is offered with an easy, affordable, battery-operated remote-control system to open and close hard-to-reach shades.

Cutting-edge Sliders

Floor-to-ceiling windows add a dimension of excitement to any structure, while sliding glass doors are modeled after Japan’s rice paper shoji screens. Homeowners love the extra light but often get flustered when it comes to how to dress them. Duette with Vertiglide defeats that design problem with honeycomb fabric that is oriented vertically with the shade operating sideways. When open, it folds back to a mere six inches no matter how wide the treatment. It can be manually operated or motorized.

Bay Views

A bay window is typically a center window and two angled side windows. It offers lots of light for a book nook or dining alcove. Ideal for trio windows is a Top-Down/Bottom-Up design where the shade opens from the top or the bottom or both ways for privacy as well as a view.

European Allure

French doors have been popular for decades and slim, trim Duette honeycomb shades don’t add a lot of bulk or noisy rattling when these European imports are opened and closed.

Sidelight Windows

Those ubiquitous narrow windows found on one or both sides of a door beg for a window fashion solution such as the new Duette Operable Sidelight.

From the tiniest sliver of a window to arches, angles, octagons and trapezoids, virtually all window shapes and types can be beautifully dressed with Duette honeycomb shades.