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Landscape Design and Construction 4. Amplified furniture accents Banding and bolsters, these are just a couple of ways furniture manufacturers are augmenting their outdoor furniture offerings. Many consumers are looking for additional backyard space elements that reflect their personal tastes and preferences. This includes choosing artistically enhanced outdoor furniture collections that can be customized to complement existing color palettes and accessories. Skyline Design's Wilshire chaise lounger features a banded cushion of Sunbrella fabric and an exclusive adjustable bolster, making it a product of "outdoor couture." For landscape designers and contractors, this type of outdoor furniture, known for its detailing, can further increase the scope of work for a more profitable return. 5. Spacious grilling stations Homeowners are looking for creative ways to upgrade their outdoor decks and patios with spacious cooking and grilling stations to designers, manufacturers are providing more options for the mix-and-match effect. A trendy method is to combine different materials to produce outdoor furniture collections that can be used in a variety of different settings, including traditional, transitional and contemporary. For example, Gloster's Bella Armchairs and Side Table combines powdercoated aluminum frames with teak slats to create a chic look that can be used in a multitude of patio, deck, and landscape applications. The frame gives off a look of modern styling, while the teak slats yield a sense of warmth. 7. Curved for comfort The restyling of armchair rests is becoming a more prevalent luxury among homeowners. To fit the natural curve of the human arm, manufacturers are designing armrests constructed with bowed silhouettes that create an ergonomic effect. Panama Jack's St. Barths loveseat collection by Pelican Reef showcases the trend. Curved lines combined with wider widths and longer lengths provide extra room for resting. As a result, this can help eliminate stress from the neck, back and shoulders.The combination of these characteristics gives landscape contractors the opportunity to strategically promote their outdoor design services based on accumulating demands for comfortable, ergonomic furniture. Big Green Egg / Big Green Egg Custom Island suit their backyard entertaining needs. Many of them are turning to landscape designers for assistance. In light of this demand, several grill manufacturers are responding to this trend. One company leading the way is Big Green Egg.The Big Green Egg Cooking Island provides functional storage space for grilling accessories, while a large counter enables homeowners to comfortably prepare meals for backyard parties and gatherings. 6. Mixed furniture collections By popular request from landscapers and Gloster / Bella Armchairs and Side Table 20 Landscape and Irrigation September 2013 8. Intimate chat areas Homeowners are looking to create intimate chat areas in their outdoor spaces, and many of them are migrating toward investing in crescent-style deep-seating collections. Pride Family Brands' English Garden Collection is an impressive example. This type of seating arrangement allows for better visual connections among seated guests as opposed to more angular set-ups.While crescent-style seating vignettes are not a new trend, they are certainly gaining more momentum this season for the coming year. When paired with corresponding outdoor fire pits and accessories, crescent-style deep-seating collections offer a true sense of livable luxury for outdoor parties. 9. Space-saving storage containers According to a recent outdoor living trends survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects, 64.4 percent of the landscape architects who participated said homeowners are investing in utility storage units to save space. These types of products aid in keeping outdoor rooms organized Highwood USA / and ready for Deck Storage Box entertaining, as well as store accessories during the winter. Highwood USA's new deck boxes illustrate this trend with a design purposed to store outdoor patio accessories such as cushions, flower pots, or pool products.Available in two sizes, large and extra-large, the deck boxes are manufactured from high-grade synthetic wood that is designed to have the look of real wood, but without the maintenance. 10. Fashion-worthy area rugs As outdoor rooms continue to gain popularity with upticks in real estate and renovation, homeowners are looking to recreate the style of indoor living spaces in their outdoor settings. This includes grounding furnishings with area rugs that are designed with larger prints, bolder patCouristan, Inc. / The terns and brighter Dolce Collection – colors. No longer are Tivoli/Ivory-Multi consumers satisfied with humdrum solids; they want and crave chic rugs to balance decorative, deep seating furniture collections. One great example of a fashionable outdoor area rug is Couristan, Inc.'s Tivoli/Ivory-Multi, from the company's Dolce Collection. It can unify an outdoor seating area and serve as the finishing touch to a patio or porch. LI For more information about the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market, visit the show's website at www.casualmarket.com. Dominique de Bruin and Don Eberly are with Eberly & Collard Public Relations, a national PR firm that specializes in the home, garden and design industries. They can be reached via www.eberlycollardpr.com. www.landscapeirrigation.com