Category Archives: Outdoor Entertaining

When the weather warms and your parties move outdoors, try these simple ideas. Entertaining doesn’t demand any elaborate decor, just simple food, good company, and your patio.

Brick Ovens Add Luxury and Gourmet to Your Backyard

Brick Oven
Gourmet cooking has become an extremely popular past-time in the US in recent years. The popularity of The Food Network and all of its “celebrity chefs” has made the average American long to create at home gourmet. A great way to add luxury to your at home cooking is with an outdoor brick oven. Our Mario Batali™ Signature Line by Chicago Brick Oven allows you to cook outstanding meals with outstanding flavor. The wood burning ovens, available in 5 styles, come pre-assembled and are easy to install. You can cook everything from fire-grilled pizza to lobster to amazingly flavored kebobs. These brick ovens have been featured many times nationally, including on the Rachel Ray and Today show, as well as in Food and Wine Magazine. Bring this rustic, yet luxurious, oven home today!

Easy Care Aluminum Patio Furniture

Aluminum Patio Furniture

Maintaining aluminum patio furniture is simple and easy, making it a great choice for a beautiful and durable product with minimal upkeep. Aluminum is designed to stand up well to weather, temperature, and heavy use. When your furniture does become dirty, washing it with a mild soap and water will have it clean quickly. A soft bristle brush will give you extra cleaning power without harming your finish. If you have non-textured aluminum furniture, using automotive wax maintains gloss and shine. For textured surfaces, wax will be too thick and may stick in your textured areas. Baby oil or mineral oil will be a better option. Another good tip is to clean spills or spots on your furniture as soon as possible. Cleaning and maintaining your outdoor furniture is the best thing that you can do to ensure its long life and continued beauty. With aluminum, cleaning and maintaining is super quick and super easy!

Garden Torches Give Soft, Elegant Light to Your Backyard

Garden torches are a lovely way to add soft lighting to your backyard, garden, poolside, or other outdoor area. Traditional grass style tiki torches can seem “done” and do not stand up well to the elements of nature. Change it up! We offer a variety of tiki, pole, and fire pot style garden torches. All of our materials are designed to remain beautiful for years to come. They are inexpensive to buy and operate. Most operate off standard lamp oil and citronella oil can be substituted to give you the added bonus of insect control. We offer a variety of styles, colors, and designs so you will be able to match any outdoor décor.

Build a Wooden Gazebo Quickly and Easily

Wooden Gazebo Kit
Garden gazebos, when built with one of our kits, have never been easier to assemble. You simply lay your foundation and assemble one of our pre-cut plans. You even have the option of choosing a kit that has already been assembled into panels. Our site has instructional videos to help you visualize the process and each kit comes with detailed instructions to ensure that your assembly is as easy as possible.

Grilling Never Goes Out Of Style

Charcoal Grill
Grilling has been around almost as long as fire, even if it wasn’t always called that. In modern history, grilling was mostly confined to camping and hiking until after World War II. After the war, grilling as a backyard recreation caught on and the trend has never slowed. Outdoor cooking has become a mainstay in our families because it provides food, fun, bonding, and fresh air. If you don’t currently have a grill, you are missing out. Check out our selection of gas and charcoal grills for all of your basic needs. If you are looking for something a little more fancy, we carry beautiful brick ovens and porcelain grills that provide effortless gourmet. If you are always on the go, we even carry portable grills that are perfect for vacations and tailgating.