Outdoor Furniture

El huracán blows a beautiful vacation to bits (San Francisco Chronicle)The locals were fleeing. A friend and I were riding in a Greyhound bus down the Baja peninsula on our way to a resort in Cabo San Lucas. Finally, one of the three other passengers got the nerve to ask the driver in gringa Spanish why cars were jammed into...

Custom patio furniture made more affordable (San Francisco Chronicle)Customized patio furniture is not the province of the super rich alone. At Patio Classics in San Mateo, furniture can be made to order at a reasonable cost in owner Jim Weymouth's factory. He can point to any set of chairs and tables and give you the price...

InSylePatio.com Reveals Elegant & Comfortable Outdoor Patio Furniture Decorating Tips (PR.com)InStylePatio, an established outdoor patio furniture supplier and renowned for its comfortable patio furniture design that boast its own style and elegance, stepped up to reveal professional patio furniture decoration guide. [PR.com - April 11, 2008]

Home show offers ideas galore (Rapid City Journal)Three days of home products vendors and home building seminars, along with a large assortment of prizes and giveaways, await area homeowners and wannabe homeowners at this weekend?s Black Hills Home Builders Home Show. The event is scheduled for March 28-30, with hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

Patio furniture basics (The Suburban)When it comes to outdoor furniture, it important to take your visions and needs into account while planning out the deck. $"/> $"/>?If you want to enjoy it, then you have to plan it together,? Paz says. ?Don?t build a small deck that is too small to fit everything you want.

Seasoned to Taste (New York Times)If you are going to transform your snow den into a summer retreat, you might want to think about a few changes to the look and to the layout.

Good food first order of business (The Wichita Eagle) Minutes of the Sunday Evening Recipe Tasting Club for April 6: This emergency meeting is called because of suddenly, unexpectedly beautiful weather. Propane has been purchased and winter grime washed off the patio furniture. The Chair notes that it has been a while since our last meeting and suggests reciting our creed: "We will fearlessly sample new dishes without regard to ingrained ...

Revisit, revitalize your old patio furniture (The Wenatchee World)You didn't bring the outdoor furniture inside for the winter, or even cover it. Now, your chairs and patio table, even the umbrella, look plug ugly. No need to panic, though. Just give them a good cleaning, maybe even new paint, and they'll look fresh as spring.

Patio furniture maker evolves, grows (Bradenton Herald)Over the 32 years that Frank Moll has worked at Tropitone Furniture Co. Inc., he has witnessed the evolution of his company as its market and the society has changed.