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I want, I want...

Pottery Barn's current outdoor catalog is an amazing visual treat. Everything is cool, the colors are cool, the hanging bed and benches, the umbrellas...every single page, awesome!



OK, so I don't live in Oahu, and the tropical colors may not exactly work here, but the concepts, the blocks of color - get the look. And don't be afraid of color. This is as much fun as a bulb catalog. Lots of things circled.

PS: I'm liking this digital clipping. The colors won't fade like the magazine photos, and I can link to the source, or anything related.

The coolest thing

Stenciled umbrellas. Absolutely gorgeous at night! They're lit inside (and were long before all the new umbrella light you can buy at Ace and elsewhere now. They also have an interior cloth piece, it looks like that softens the light underneath... I first saw these YEARS ago, they're in one of the early journals...a quick look online shows they are still in business (a good sign). It reminds me of a story that illustrates why advertising is important. Yes, it can generate immediate sales, but there's a story of an ad for a piano in National Geographic. A man had cut it out and kept it for 10 years, planning to buy it, and one day he did. Sometimes it pays off later.

Related post
Hedgerow Studio Stenciled Umbrellas, on pinterest

The next coolest thing

Flagstone Mats... perfect for laying around the pond, on the sidewalk or driveway... Saw this on HGTV a (long) while back, just got a call from a rep... see all their products at Peninsula Rox Pro Delivered price for the Autum Horizon patio mats....5.4 sq ft per mat is $4.45/sq.ft

This is Autumn Horizon.

The coolest thing

Solar Cap And Wedge Lights
Solar Cap fits 4" and 5" square posts and has four bright LEDs.
Solar Wedge has three bright LEDs that cast a beam of light up to 15'.
2 or more Cap Lights/$49.95 ea. Wedge Lights/29.95 ea.

Mission Cap Lights Powered By The Sun - No Wiring Required!
These are at Plow and Hearth.