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Amazon is offering significant discounts on outdoor dining sets, patio seating, fire pits, patio heaters, bar accessories, umbrellas, lighting, and decor for Memorial Day, with savings up to 72%. Shoppers can find deals on various brands and styles to enhance their backyard spaces.
A three-legged bear named Tripod broke into a lanai in Lake Mary, Florida, and helped itself to some refreshments from a patio fridge. The bear, known to the neighborhood, left a hole in the screen but mostly just sampled the drinks, including three White Claws. While the incident was captured on a security camera, the family was not scared as they are familiar with Tripod and respect its habitat. This is the second time a bear has broken into their patio, but they consider it a normal part of living in the area.
To keep bats away from your porch or patio, eliminate their food source by using yellow-tinted lights to reduce the number of insects attracted to the area. Create an unpleasant environment for bats by using strong natural odors like mint or cinnamon. Install plexiglass to prevent bats from roosting, and use deterrents such as plastic owls, helium-filled Mylar balloons, and wind chimes to scare them away.
Amazon is offering early deals on outdoor furniture from top brands like Ashley Furniture, Christopher Knight Home, and Walker Edison, with discounts up to 66% off. The sale includes outdoor dining bundles, lounge chairs, conversation sets, wicker couches, and more. Everyone can shop these discounts, but Prime members can score exclusive deals, complimentary two-day shipping, and Prime Video. The sale is perfect for those looking to zhuzh up their backyard space for the summer.
Experts recommend ways to keep mosquitoes away from your patio, including wearing light colors, using DEET or other repellents, adding a fan, lighting a wood-burning firepit or chiminea, and getting rid of standing water. Old-school remedies and new gimmicks may not be effective, while bug zappers are harmful to beneficial insects and not effective against mosquitoes.
Target has marked down dozens of outdoor furniture pieces by 50% for a limited time, ending on June 24. The sale includes chairs, loveseats, benches, coffee tables, and privacy screens from brands like Opalhouse and Threshold. The furniture is weather-resistant and rust-resistant, making it perfect for summer. Top picks include the Opalhouse Designed with Jungalow Topanga Club Chair with Ottoman and the Threshold Halsted Wicker Patio Loveseat.
GSS arquitectos has completed the rehabilitation of an old house in Cacela Velha, Portugal. The upper floor of the house resulted in an unbalanced and bizarre volumetry, so the architects created a pergola with a light shading cover in pine poles to return some volumetric coherence to the construction. They also created two vertical spans to counteract the negative visual impact of the blind façade to the north. The patio concept was reinvented with a lounge area and a small swimming pool with the character of a pond, while the entire outdoor space is walled to ensure privacy for the interior of the patio.
Hasselt's 1950s row house has been renovated by BOT architektuurcollectief, with a new extension built between a covered terrace and a patio. The existing enfilade of the various rooms is preserved and reinforced in the new volume, with the patio serving as the new heart of the house, providing light, air, and greenery. The new prefabricated plywood timber structure remains fully visible and serves as a curtain wall structure. The house is prepared for the future and can easily be transformed into a care or kangaroo home.
Amazon is offering up to 60% off on outdoor furniture, including a 4-piece rattan patio furniture set, outdoor reclining chairs with a side table, a weather-resistant metal side table, an outdoor sectional and table set, a coastal outdoor loveseat, a folding Adirondack chair, a propane fire pit table, an outdoor wicker rattan sofa, a wooden outdoor coffee table, a kids' wooden outdoor double chaise lounge chair, a pop-up instant gazebo with mosquito net, and a 9-inch outdoor umbrella. The sale includes top brands and a variety of styles and colors to suit any outdoor space.
Wayfair's annual Way Day sale offers up to 80% off select outdoor seating and home decor, including dining sets, sectionals, tables, and chaise loungers. The sale ends on April 27, and everything ships free during this rare sale event. Customers can choose from a variety of outdoor furniture options to upgrade their backyard and patio, including seating sets, dining sets, swing chairs, benches, and bar tables.