Enjoy the Summer Sun by lounging around in the “Great Outdoors.” The Cabanne is a modern styled Cabana by Paola Lenti and Bestetti Associati is a fantastic exposition of style, comfort and functionality. The cabana has a distinct architectural element to it, but that doesn’t dominate the design since it is balanced by the organic natural elements. The  metal and iroko-wood enclosure is modular, making it extremely versatile and suitable for rocking parties or an al fresco rendezvous!

Modern Stylish Cabana by Paola Lenti

Nothing screams summer, than basking in the glorious Sun and working on that tan. And for that you don’t need pool access, as a hammock should suffice as well. Check out the Strathwood Basics Colored Polyester Rope Hammock, which is available on Amazon for $69.99, after a 30% discount. Made from high-quality, twisted, softspun polyester rope; hardwood spreader bars, the hammock has a maximum  weight capacity of 500 pounds and measures  55 inches wide by 82 inches long. here is no assembly required, and all the metal hanging hardware comes included and it can be hung  between two secure upright posts or trees, or it may be used with a hammock stand.

Strathwood Basics Colored Polyester Rope Hammock

14th February aka Valentine’s Day is not far away and if you are planning a romantic rendezvous for your loved one, then maybe it is time to invest in a loveseat. Our vote goes to the  Ripples Sustainable Loveseat, which is suitable for both outdoors and indoors and is perfect for the environmentally-conscious couples. Designed by  Fine Garden Products, the loveseat has been from rattan from Thailand and is available in a dark and light finish.

Ripples Sustainable Loveseat Is Perfect For This Valentine’s Day

The Patio Furniture collection by Deesawat is both fun and functional and you don’t expect anything less from a company that has the motto of “quality that comes naturally.” The collection is made up of uniquely designed furniture pieces that stand apart from the rest of the clique and we love the included funky patterned pillows and cushions as they complement the collection perfectly.

The Patio Furniture Collection by Deesawat

Plywood gets a bad rep and is seldom used in designer furniture. However, the Branca Plywood Chair is a great example of how when used imaginatively, can make a impression. The curved chair is part Portuguese, part Nordic and a whole lot stylish. The curved shell shape makes the art of sitting comfortable and when teemed with the perfect cushion and blanket, will become blissfully comfortable.

Branca Plywood Chair

Bean bags get a bad rep and some even find them tacky. However, if done right, bean bags can also look good in a room and the trick is to opt for solid colors and an understated look. Take for instance the Elite Omega Faux Suede Bean Bag, which has the trappings of all great lounger chairs and will look good in any space. Upholstered in faux suede, the bean bag includes head rest, side pocket and even ergonomic support. The Elite Omega Faux Suede Bean Bag is available on Staples for $139.00.

Elite Omega Faux Suede Bean Bag

With winters just round the corner, it is advised to protect your outdoor and patio furniture.  Hammacher is selling the Water And Mildew Repelling Furniture Covers that feature inflatable bladders that prevent standing water and mildew growth. The bladders inflate in 90 seconds with an electric air pump and the covers are made from waterproof, fade-resistant polypropylene fabric that won’t crack or peel. For more information head over here.

Water And Mildew Repelling Furniture Covers

Outdoor lights are so passe, now that you have chairs that do the job. Check out the Terrace Chair by Kaare Baekgaard which takes the art of multi-functionality to a new level. The chair is made of “rotation molded in polyethylene” and also includes a steel base and comes with an in-built light source. Just connect the cord to the power source, and voila you will have light!
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Lighted Terrace Chair by Kaare Baekgaard

If you want your children to chill in style then get them the Mini Fashion Bull. The cozy children chair is a  more stylish alternative to the ubiquitous beanbag and its colorful print will add a touch of vibrancy to your child’s room. Available on  Design Public, the chair has been filled  EPS beads and been upholstered in a Polytex cover. The Mini Fashion Bull is retailing for $208.00 on Design Public.

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Mini Fashion Bull Beanbag Chair

Designers have really upped the ante when it comes to modern daybeds and no longer are they ugly or plain. Check out the Camping Series Daybed which has been designed by designer Jesper K. for Normann Copenhagen. The daybed has been made with molded beech wood and has a very outdoorsy vibe to it, Upholstered in  full-grain leather, the construction also pays homage to  traditional cabinet making methods and finish. You can purchase this unique daybed from the Huset Shop for a whopping  $6,150.00 .

Camping Series Daybed By Normann Copenhagen

Enjoy the great outdoors without getting sun burnt by  investing in something like the Colva Canopy Bed. This beautiful and stylish bed/outdoor lounger will help you soak up the sun without causing havoc with your skin since it has a cool shade cover. Measuring 2 – 59″ H x 45.5 – 53″ W x 41.5″ D, the bed’s weave is UV treated and it also features a reinforced interior aluminum tube frame. The cushions are made of water resistant covers and foam. You can order it online from here.

The Colva Canopy Bed

The Lagoon Daybed By Solpuri

Lounging in the sun and working on your tan is the ultimate way to relax and designer Victor M. Aleman gets this. His Loopita Bonita lounger is one the coolest and stylish loungers out there and interestingly it draws  inspiration from the roller-coaster. The chair can accommodate two and is the right tool to relax, sleep, read a book or sip a mojito.

Loopita Bonita Lounger By Victor M. Aleman

Yaroslav Galant offers a great furniture collection for you called the Corian Furniture collection. This new collection was designed based on traditional Ukrainian motives, offering renaissance of Ukrainian art traditions.

The Yaroslav collection could furnish an entire house, office or hotel environment, while the superior stain-resistant qualities of solid DuPont Corian material could turn it into park, garden or country house outdoor furniture.

The furniture set consists of an ottoman, a sofa, various coffee tables, round dining table, bed, bed side tables, screen, wardrobe, rack, chandelier, TV & entertainment system cabinets, two types of wall boards, bath tub, wash sink, 4 mirrors and benches. Whew, with that lot, you are bound to get the complete package as far as your home furnishing needs are concerned.

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The Corian Furniture Collection

They seem like standard stuff you would see in a park but you just have to give these two Dutch designers, Rogier Martens and Carmela Bogman, a lot of credit for coming up with these outdoor furniture creations.

Called the Pop/Up Installation, they were received by the Utrect, Netherlands people. The whole lot is actually a table set constructed out of heavy-duty metal. To get the three-piece furniture set out of the ground people wanting to use have to engage the pump system which is nearby.

Other than that, they can also be rearranged to different heights of the occupants choosing. Then when they are done with the furniture set, it is easily pumped back in to the ground like it was never there.

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The Pop/Up installation Outdoor Furniture

They seem like traditional transforming sofa beds only that they were made for outdoor living and recreation. These transforming furniture called Kuboletto were creations of Enzo Palmisciano, an ottoman convertible bed sofa, chair or bench that can change positions as you want them.

The Kubolleto is made of chopped cushion blocks that showcase an impressive range of possibilities according to a person’s need for pampering.

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Kuboletto Transforming Outdoor Furniture

Here is a neat creation from Marrietta Moraweg on a big wooden plate. While a person may think of many ideas on what to do with such a wooden plate, she was able to come up with something functional and useful in the Lagen Lounge Chair.

It is made of many parallel cuts, which should account for lounging as long as you please especially during the Summer months. It was created using traditional wood bending craft as well as some CAD laser technology. Great for gardens or outdoor furniture consideration.

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The Lagen Lounge Chair

Here is something common once you hear it but take a look and you may just be impressed. While they are called plainly as Garden Chairs, the floral decorations and simple make should make them pretty much different from the rest.

Designed by Grant Heaps, these Garden Chairs should be great to have in the backyard or solve your outdoor furniture needs.

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Garden Chairs

Here is something cool for your outdoors. Called the Dedon Obelisk Transformer Outdoor Furniture, it takes the form of those familiar multi-functional furniture that should address the organization needs rather than leave chairs and tables out there for non-use. With the Dedon Obelisk, you don’t have t worry about seeing so much clutter other than an obelisk made of synthetic woven fiber which deconstructs only as needed. It retails for $9,890.

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Dedon Obelisk Transformer Outdoor Furniture

It is the art of modern shading requirements today, especially if you love to spend a lot of time on your patio to relax. Being a vital element of your patio, an outdoor furniture aficionado knows the value of shade umbrellas.

“Architect of shade” Atelier Oi shapes the future of shade umbrellas with the ingeniously designed garden pavilion that adds luxury as well as elegance to your patio while providing shade and protection from the outdoor elements.

It comes in huge dimensions of 4.20x 3.80x 2.50 m and uses material like nylon and aluminum for greater durability and portability. Its simple assembly and disassembly makes it easy to scoot it around.

Price $1,138

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Shades of Luxury Living

Enhancing the outdoors can be done in various ways and if you are the type who loves to invest in great outdoor furniture, the Tuscan Round Teak Fireplace Table is bound to capture your eye.

Especially if you are the type who loves to dress up your backyard or patio, this is something that can really change the whole complexion of your outdoor activities. With a trendy fireplace in your backyard, expect family and friends to spend a lot of time at your place.

“It’s fun to sit around our fireplace table and drink wine. If we have the opportunity for friends to come over, it’s a nice thing to do for something different. In fact, having the fireplace table actually extends the time we spend outdoors using our patio.”

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Tuscan Round Teak Fireplace Table

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Landscape Collection by Paola Lenti

Balancing the attention that most home owners provide for their home may need to be done as usually they would focus on the various internal places of the home where they commonly visit. But other than the bedroom or the living room, the outer parts of your home need to be livened up as well.

The patio is a good place to hang out and while many are fine with putting chairs and tables there, you can really expand the possibilities if you try it out. The patio can be a great place to stay and perhaps even comfortable at that and a little touch of design can really change this entirely.

And there are people who specialize in such patio furniture at that. Paine’s patio can help spice up that forgotten patio and add more splendor to your home.

Paine’s Patio includes two showrooms adding up to about 9,000 square feet, plus a 4,000-sq.-ft. outdoor deck. In addition to a full line of outdoor furniture, the store also devotes about 2,000 square feet year-round to indoor upholstery and dining furniture, all with a definite cottage feel for life on the Cape.

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Don’t Forget to Decorate your Patio

We are all aware that some initial impressions as far as modern furniture is concerned, will draw varied criticism and even laughter from people who use initial impact as their key. For people like Gabrielle Pezzini, exploring relationships between objects and users to forge new connections makes his concepts something to behold.

Bucker Stools may seem may initially be weird but when you think of it, the handles are quite deceiving. Shaped magnificently, they can make great outdoor furniture that goes well in hand with modern conceptualization of homes today.

But our favorite just might be the bucket-shaped Moving stool, like all great designs, it seems so obvious once it’s been done. Why didn’t anyone think of it sooner? Buckets with handles have been around since antiquity and are still tops. Now reinvented in light-weight recyclable PE, they’re kicking into the 21st century as a mobile bum-rest/ footstool/ side table. Not bad, and suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

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Gabrielle Pezzini Bucket Stools

Once summer time comes, it is practically automatic to find most people wanting to spend more time outdoors in their patio. One thing they will always look for would be the best seats out the house and that is where furniture such as the Travolta Lounge Chair comes into play.

Made of Teak, a preferred material for outdoor furniture due to its weather-resistant materials, the Travolta Lounge Chair is certainly bound to be a hot commodity this coming summer. It is available from Crate and Barrel at $729.

Choosing new patio furniture may be a matter of finding the most Earth-friendly material, the style that suits your surroundings and the cost that fits your budget — or some combination thereof. Here are some of your choices.

Teak, a tropical hardwood, has been the material of choice for ships and weather-resistant outdoor furniture for centuries — and that’s just its modern history. Teak outdoor furniture lasts a long time and weathers to a soft gray, unless oiled to keep it brown.

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Travolta Lounge Chair