Category Archives: OUTDOOR LIVING

Increase Your Restaurant Profits with Infratech Outdoor Heaters

Winter weather doesn’t have to put your restaurant’s outdoor patio or rooftop dining on hiatus until the warmer months. Adding design-friendly Infratech heaters can offer your guests more seating options while helping you get more nights of use from your outdoor dining areas. Our heaters keep outdoor seating open, which can help lead to a boost in sales.

Outdoor Design Spotlight: Timberline Patio Covers

Timberline Patio Covers are outdoor living experts, having been in the business since the early ‘90s. Originally founded as specialists in Undercover Systems, an under deck drainage product, the company has spent the past decades learning about outdoor spaces, discovering innovative outdoor living products and refining their design approach. In 2016, Timberline Patio Covers launched a division specifically dedicated to building outdoor kitchens, roof structures, decks, fireplaces, fire pits, and other exciting features.

Outdoor Design Spotlight: Stout Design Build

  Founded in Los Angeles, CA in 2000, Tom Stout’s Stout Design Build is a start-to-finish landscaping and remodeling business. With a lifelong passion for the outdoors, Tom is dedicated to creating beautiful, sustainable projects. In 1996, he began designing and building landscapes, and has been building and renovating homes in Los Angeles since 2006. The Stout team specializes in the New SoCal Landscape, a fusion of form, function, and sustainability. Stout and his team have used Infratech heaters in a variety of homes in the Los Angeles area. We recently spoke with them about why they choose our heaters for their stunning spaces, how the Southern California environment plays into their design decisions, and which fall/winter trends they think have staying power.

Father’s Day Outdoor Living Gifts for Dad

    He’s the king of the grill, the man who’s never without ideas for fun in your own backyard. He loves nature, family time, and a good meal enjoyed under the stars. He’s the father who instilled in us a love of the great outdoors and the simple pleasures of outdoor living. With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve compiled a short list of gifts that will make dad smile.

Outdoor Design Spotlight: Strand Design

Featured in Atomic Ranch, Dwell, Arch Daily and The Contemporist, Strand Design’s David Strand and his design partner David McKay have received a fair share of press for their distinctive synthesis of modern minimalist style and classic Midwestern agrarian structure. The Minneapolis, MN-based firm is also well regarded for their focus on environmental sustainability.

Outdoor Design Spotlight: Structureworks Fabrication

  Structureworks Fabrication is a nation-wide expert in pergolas of all types. With a growing interest in outdoor rooms, their knowledge and design skills are more in demand than ever. The firm can do it all: from simple, garden-like structures to lavish outdoor living rooms and kitchens, their designs are suited for warm coastal climes, arid desert areas, cool mountainous regions, and everywhere in between. To learn more about evolving trends related to pergolas and outdoor design, we spoke with Structureworks’s Greg Smith. Read on to discover how pergolas can accentuate urban and rural landscapes and to learn why the experts choose Infratech heaters to keep living spaces comfortable in any weather.

Spring 2018 Outdoor Design Trends

Outdoor design trends for spring 2018 are all about incorporating affordable luxury into your own backyard. Get ready for the outdoor living season by turning your patio into a peaceful, lush oasis through low-maintenance water fixtures, a color refresh, and vintage materials. Create your own peaceful sanctuary by building a shaded pergola or a sun-kissed open air living room.

Winter 2018 Outdoor Design Trends

Winter weather doesn’t have to dull your enjoyment of outdoor living. Whether you live in a temperate or cooler climate you can still take in the beauty of the natural landscape with a climate controlled backyard area warmed by cost-effective Infratech heaters. It’s a great time to get geared up for the latest trends in outdoor decor and lifestyle needs — especially when they’re as exciting as the design innovations cropping up in the winter season. Read on to learn what’s new and next for homeowners with an eye for year-round outdoor enjoyment.

Last Minute Outdoor Thanksgiving Essentials

Outdoor Thanksgiving decor can really make the holiday special, whether you’re soaking up the fall weather on the porch or sitting down to a lavish feast in your backyard. Make sure your home is ready for guests of all ages with our picks for last minute outdoor Thanksgiving essentials — from cozy patio furniture to beautiful seasonal decor. Our picks are easy to find and install, for a no stress Thanksgiving your family and friends will always remember!

Affordable Luxury Meets Outdoor Living

Summer’s almost over, but there’s still time to reap the benefits of the investments you’ve made to your outdoor living spaces. Love splashing in the pool, cranking up the tunes or watching baseball on an outdoor TV? Enjoy creating al fresco meals, pizza dinners or craft cocktails in the outdoor kitchen? Maybe the highlight of your summer has been hosting outdoor game nights or soirees around the firepit. No matter your favorite outdoor summer activity, every upgrade you make to your outdoor space translates into increased enjoyment during the outdoor living season.