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At Insideout Home and Patio we create outdoor living spaces that suit your needs. Our selection of outdoor designer wicker, premium cast aluminum and endless accent pieces are all practical, weather resistant and manufactured with the greatest attention to quality. Our full compliment of BBQ grills and patio heaters extend your season and late nights.

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  • Accessorize your Patio Umbrella

    Accessorize your Patio Umbrella

    Patio umbrellas are great additions to any outdoor setting. They protect you from the sun’s harmful U.V. rays and help you enjoy your outdoor furniture for longer periods of time. Table top or market style umbrellas as well as cantilever umbrellas have matching accessories that will extend the life of your umbrella as well as compliment your umbrella.

    • Below are some accessories you can consider when purchasing your umbrella:
    Last edited January 10, 10

  • Garden Benches: Multiple Uses

    Garden Benches: Multiple Uses

    Garden benches are multifunctional and great additions to any backyard, patio, or lush garden. Often thought as just a “bench” used for traditional seating, there are many uses for garden benches. They can be used as a decorative piece to add a specific flair to any outdoor setting, and at the same time, provide additional seating for you and your guests. Let us give you some creative ideas and reminders on how garden benches can enhance your outdoors.
    Last edited March 5, 10

  • Adirondack Chair: Patio Furniture History

    Adirondack Chair: Patio Furniture History

    Adirondack chairs have been a part of the patio furniture landscape for over 100 years. Today known as Muskoka chairs we find them on urban patios throughout the greater Toronto area.
    Last edited January 7, 10

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  • Delicious BBQ Recipes

    Delicious BBQ Recipes

    Enjoy these tasty recipes from the Vermont Castings BBQ Cookbook. For the complete cookbook, please visit any Insideout Home and Patio location.
    Last edited February 26, 10

  • Tips for patio furniture care

    Tips for patio furniture care

    Aluminum is the ideal material for outdoor patio furniture as it requires very little maintenance. It is strong, non-rusting, and weather resistant. Below are a few guidelines, which will allow you to enjoy your furniture for many years.
    Last edited January 3, 10

  • Tips for BBQ Grilling

    Tips for BBQ Grilling

    When it comes to amazing BBQ flavor, there is nothing better than a Vermont Castings Signature Series Grill. That's because only Vermont Castings Grills have the Signature Flavor Process that brings out the best in grilled foods. It's the cast iron cooking grates, and the way a Vermont Castings Grill retains heat and flavour that make the difference. Add a gorgeous stainless steel body, patented Back-Lit dials and an innovative LED Flex Light for night time cooking, and our Never-Fail Ignition System, and you've got a grill that is the standard of the industry and your neighborhood.
    Last edited August 26, 09