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People have different ideas about outdoor Christmas decorating.  Some like the traditional, understated look, using wreaths on their doors, and a few strings of lights, perhaps along the eaves, and on a couple of trees or shrubs in their yards.

 Then, there are those who go crazy with lights and other decorations, covering every square inch of their houses, their yards, and anything that happens to be standing in them, including the bushes, trees, fences, mailboxes, lampposts, outdoor furniture, and picnic tables – and, in some extreme cases, even the kids. 

 While it may seem that those who use such huge numbers of lights are bound to end up with hideous-looking houses and yards, that’s not necessarily true.  It really is possible for a display to be quite stylish, even when it features a billion lights.  It just depends upon a few factors, like, say, whether or not the person putting them up has good taste in the first place; and there’s also the matter of how much experience, and how good a plan, the decorator has in the beginning. 

 A beautiful display, of any size, starts with a great design strategy, good preparation, and knowledge of the proper safety measures.  So, devise a theme, and decide exactly what you’re going to put where, concentrating on two or three focal points that will pull it all together.

 Before you begin, make sure that all of your lights have the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) logo on them, and that they’re designed specifically for outdoor use (this goes for extension cords, too).  Test them all before you put them up, replacing burned-out bulbs, and checking wires for cracks and worn spots.  Decorate on a day that’s not too cold or windy, and keep lights and cords away from puddles, and other sources of water.

 Add interest by lighting unusual things, such as empty birdbaths, planters, decorative wheelbarrows, and vintage plows, tractors, bicycles, tricycles, or wagons.  You can even make your porch furniture a part of the display, by stringing it with colorful lights, to give it a warm, welcoming glow.

Of course, I must remind you that outdoor furniture from CedarStore.com has that glow all year long; it’s built into every piece we make.

 Yours Outdoors,

 Kathy

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As kids, we spent our summer days playing outdoors, visiting our friends, going to ball fields, pools, and parks, running to the store for candy, and going on countless other important missions. The interesting thing is that, most of the time, we got to these places without our parents driving us. Back then, our main conveyances were bikes, trikes, skates, and wagons.

These alternate forms of transportation were crucial to our big plans. Of course, our primary vehicles were our bicycles. They could take us to the parades, the picnics, the ponds, and the pools; but they had their limitations. After all, we needed our equipment as well. If we were playing in the game, we had to take our balls, bats, gloves, and the other trappings of the sport of the day. When we went on picnics, we had to carry our bags and baskets of food, containers for our drinks, and plastic plates, cups, and utensils. When we went swimming, we needed towels, inner tubes, inflatable rings and rafts, and our essential snacks (which, of course, we wouldn’t eat within an hour before going into the water, right?).

Even though many of us had baskets on our bicycles, they simply did not have the capacity for all of the things that we had to carry with us. Beyond all of the necessities that we packed up for our outings, we also had to consider the important finds that we would bring back from these excursions. Where would we put those?

That’s where our wagons came in. Wow. Wagons. When’s the last time you thought about how vital a wagon was when you were a kid? A wagon made everything possible. With a wagon, you could stock up for a picnic, or a trip around the world. If you had to take your little brother along when you wanted to play with your friends, it wasn’t so bad if you could pull him in a wagon. A wagon could hold all of the fish and crawdads that you caught in the creek, as well as the valuable rocks that you found. Furthermore, when a water balloon battle broke out in the neighborhood, you always had the upper hand when you had a whole wagon full of them.

Today, even with all of the high-tech toys that seem to be crowding out the old favorites, the magical wagon still exists; and it’s still just as much fun as it was for us. At CedarStore.com, you’ll find over a dozen fun, colorful wagons that will open up new worlds of adventure to kids.

CedarStore.com has wagons, with up to 1,100 pound load capacities, constructed from powder-coated steel and hardwood, and steel flatbed wagons available in two sizes. There’s even a great trailer wagon that can be hooked up to a bicycle.

Visit CedarStore.com to see their entire line of outdoor products, including scooters, trikes, picnic tables, patio chairs, and lawn games, made just for kids. While you’re there, you can browse one of the largest selections of outdoor and patio furniture available. To contact one of their customer service representatives or design consultants, call 1-888-293-2339, or e-mail contact@cedarstore.com.

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