Exterior Shading comes in many forms from shade umbrellas, gazebos and pergolas to fixed blinds and shutters. Peter Meyer has been a driving force in the window covering industry for more than thirty years. Peter Meyer Blinds sells a wide range of window coverings as well as awnings, outdoor roller blinds and more recently exterior metal venetians.

This week’s blog focuses on some beautiful ideas for outdoor dining. Whether your taste goes to the soft cottage look, French style, Asian influence or contemporary, the market seems to have something for everyone in table linen, serveware and table decoration. Here are some of our favourites.

Lifestyle changes in recent years have seen the common garden pot evolve into a practical fashion component for indoor and outdoor settings. The range of materials and finishes now available in pots and garden features has made it possible to create virtually an unlimited pallet for garden landscapes …

 This week we spoke with Steve Dundon of Noosing Lighting a retail lighting business servicing the Queensland Sunshine Coast for more than 20 years. We asked Steve to clarify some common queries about outdoor lighting.

Continuing our outdoor living theme this week, we looked at natural and synthetic woven furniture and again spoke to industry experts to ask what to look for in quality, well made furniture. Loom Lloyd loom Classics has been a manufacturer of British loom fabric furniture since 1922.

Brothers Peter and Jim Godworth, owners of Islander Imports have been suppliers of rattan furniture to the wholesaler market in Australia and internationally for more than 30 years supplying both residential and commercial clients. They manufacture from their own factory in Indonesia which means they have a very direct involvement with all aspects of their products from selecting timbers to the finished product.

This week I’ve spoken to some of our industry furniture experts about different types of outdoor furniture to ascertain the benefits of each and in particular elements to look when purchasing. It’s impossible to cover every type of outdoor furniture on the market so I’ve selected some of the main categories which we’ll cover in coming blogs.