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What’s ‘in’ for

outdoors?
Comfort and low maintenance top the list

Photo courtesy of SunVilla By Beth W. Orenstein

The outdoor living season is fast approaching. If you want manager at Neighbors Home & Garden in Hellertown. “We’re
your outdoor space to be “in” this summer, here’s what talking about big cushy sofas and lounge chairs,” she says.
you need to do:
Choose furnishings that are as plush and comfortable as You still can choose neutral fabrics (tans, browns and
you would find in your living and family rooms. You have lots grays) for your deep seating patio and garden furniture, but
of options to make it so, says Terry Williams, casual furniture if you want to be trendy go for colors that pop, says Emily
Goense, a sales representative for Kring’s Hearth and Home,
STORAGE SOLUTIONS BY SNYDER which has stores in Neffs and Bechtelsville. The trend is
toward “something inviting, something that when you turn
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Making your If you don’t want to abandon neutrals, you could always
backyard beautiful. add the pop of color in throw pillows and accessories,
Williams suggests.

Another trend that promises to be big for summer 2017:
mixing materials. Pieces that are made of both aluminum and
wicker are likely to be most popular, Williams says. Williams
anticipates her customers-in-the-know also will go for mixed
material furnishing such as chairs that have aluminum arms
and wicker sides.

Speaking of aluminum, aluminum that looks just like wood
is “it,” Williams says. Faux wood that’s aluminum “has been a
big thing in outdoor living” for awhile, she says. It’s attraction,
she says, is that it’s durable and maintenance-free. While
people of all ages are spending more time in their backyards,
they want that time to be relaxing and not stressful, which it
would be if they had a lot of upkeep to do.

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