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If you have space, adding a game room to your home is a great way to create memories with your friends and family without forking over a lot of money for activities. Especially with the colder weather fast approaching, you...

  With the weather cooling down and the days getting closer, it’s easy to start to feel a little bit of cabin fever. Especially with all the rain! We haven’t even hit the coldest part yet! If you’re looking for...

  With the warm weather behind us and bitter cold ahead of us, the fall is the perfect time to enjoy the cool outdoors. Don’t get us wrong, we love summer! Beach days and summertime adventures are exciting, but there’s...

  Although the hot, sticky temperatures may have you thinking the last thing you need is a hot tub, hear us out. Hot tubs are perfect year round, even in New England. They offer various health benefits, both physical and...

Investing in something as important as a grill means that you have to take the time to maintain it. Otherwise, your investment would have been a waste of time and your product will deteriorate. Not to worry, though – maintenance...

People often think of the interior as the primary space where they can get creative and show off their personality through decor. While there’s certainly room to do that, people don’t often discuss how much potential outdoor furniture has –...

Ah, billiards. The game seems simple enough: just hit some balls into pockets on billiard tables. However, there are specific rules, as with everything. If you were to play 8 or 9 ball, would you still be able to move...

Billiard tables have been around for years and are in many bars, hotels, and resorts. Pool is an entertaining game, and playing provides some nice benefits. During a typical game of pool, you could be playing for at least 2 hours,...

When it comes to grilling, it may seem as though there are plenty of ways to cook. You can use gas grills, a charcoal grill, or any grill that meets your fancy. There are plenty of things you can cook,...

The Aruba II collection will be floored again this year in a new color combination.  We changed the frame color from Black to Beechwood and will be showing this set in fabric # 466 James (muted gray).  The set will...

When it comes to billiard tables, no low-impact activity has been around as long. Popular enough to have pool halls in every town and the ability to become a trick sport, billiards have captured the American ideals since its inception....

We will show the Del Mar curved sectional again this year.  It was a big hit last season and we sold out of this set fairly early.  This year we are changing the weave on the set to Roasted Pecan. ...

Gas grills are highly popular ways to enjoy the weather and the company of family and friends. Nothing quite allows for as much flavor as grilled burgers and dogs or even a few steaks and chickens. There is nothing that...

Due to the significant increase in industry sales in the recycled plastic category we decided to bring in another new recycled manufacturer called Malibu Outdoor Living. Malibu is manufactured in Rhode Island and they make their recycled lumber (high density...

KNF introduced a new line of furniture this year called Modern Living.  This new line is very contemporary in styling and the mosaics feature a lot of geometric patterns in very urban color ways.  This new collection features six furniture...

When we were children, we heard some urban legends we believed as extensions of the truth. Things like sewer gators, Bloody Mary, and the monster under the bed were real when we were younger, but as we aged, we matured...

This year’s hammock line up has virtually no changes other than adding one new hammock and one additional pillow size. The lineup is as follows: Soft Weave ~ we are stocking colors Antique Beige, Light Green and Navy.  These hammocks...

C.R. Plastics was a new vendor for us during the 2016 season and they were a huge success. As I said earlier the category of recycled plastic is growing at a tremendous rate and because of that C.R. Plastics is...

As I said last season we are going to work extra hard this season to increase our business in the “recycled plastics” category. When Mia and I went to the casual market we saw & heard from everyone that the...

Bar season has arrived and hopefully we will have another successful year. There is always something to talk about so here we go……….!!!!!  EAST COAST INNOVATORS In terms of the overall sales of bars for ECI the 78” Monticello bar...

KESTELL No changes to the Kestell line up this year.  We will continue to show a 42” poker table with a brown vinyl top for $249 and a 57” table with a green felt top for $629.  Matching Ranch Oak...

EAST COAST INNOVATORS The ECI brand continues to be our # 1 selling bar & pub vendor.  As always, there are lots of new things so here we go……………….. The 78” Monticello bar has always been a successful bar for...

Fire pits are again, HOT, HOT, HOT and this year will be no different!  We will have an extensive lineup of fire pits, both propane and wood burning, from Blue Rhino at a nice mixture of price points.  We’ll start...

There are a few minor changes to the Treasure Garden line up this year.  We will continue to stock 6’, 7 1/2’, 9’ & 11’ market umbrellas in a variety of fabrics and frame finishes.  The 6’ and 7 ½’...

The Aruba II  collection will be floored again this year with no major changes.  We will again stock this set as a 42” round bar height glass table and four swivel café chairs for $1,699 in a Textured Black frame...

If there is one challenge faced by every swimming pool owner, it is the challenge of algae. This challenge becomes additionally acute if the algae keeps on returning after you thought you had rid yourself of it. This can often occur when...

The Riviera seating set we showed this past season in Driftwood finish was not as successful this season as it has been in the past. We feel there are two major reasons for this decline in sales. The first major...

The first new group this season is the Brantley.   This group was a special purchase we picked up at pre –market in July and I think it will sell well.  This three piece cushioned cuddle set is a simpler version...

The first new set we will be showing from Lloyd this year is a dining set called Ala Carte ~ Compass.  This is a contemporary aluminum, import dining set that has a very metropolitan look to it.  We will show...

This season we will continue to focus more on seating groups from Gloster than dining groups.  Our sales figures for deep seating continue to increase every year and we will stay the course and focus on this very profitable deep...

CASUAL CUSHION There are very few, if any changes to the Casual Cushion line up.  We’ll continue stocking the five most popular size cushions of 20” barrel pad, 44” club chair, 74” generic chaise lounge pad, 44” wicker settee pad...

Those who know and understand how to create great barbecue also know that you just can’t get it without the aid of a great smoker. A smoker, basically, will cook at a slower pace, using lower cooking temperatures, and will...