Trends in Outdoor Electronics
Plugging In Your Backyard With Televisions, Bars, Lighting and More
Jun 11, 2009
Are you looking for some ways to entertain your family and friends without leaving home? Here are some ways to plug in your backyard, kick off your shoes, and stay home!
Outdoor Televisions
Several companies now offer outdoor televisions, or even outdoor floating inflatable screens for viewing movies. You can literally turn your backyard into a full-size movie theatre with ease. If you already have a digital projector you can hook up to a TV, you can simply buy an inflatable large screen. Or, models are available that offer the whole tv/big screen package. Do an internet search on 'outdoor weatherproof TV' and you will be amazed at the innovative products available in today's outdoor electronics market.
Tiki Bars
Another trend in outdoor decorating is the installation of a wetbar, often built as a "Tiki Bar" complete with blenders, icemakers and refrigerators, and storage for liquor bottles and other beverages. Entire companies are now dedicated to tiki bar construction, and you can order kits online that include bamboo facades, thatch roofing, and island-style bar stools. Your tiki bar is only limited by your imagination; you can even plug in an ipod docking station so your favorite Jimmy Buffett songs will be playing while you serve your friends a frozen strawberry daiquiri!
Grills and Dining Areas
The old staple of backyard entertainment, the grill, has gotten a face lift and now you can spend shocking amounts of money on upscale gas grills, grills with side by side barbecue and gas functions, outdoor ovens, and other bells and whistles designed to make sure you can cook almost anything to serve your guests. Check out the website frontgate.com for some ideas on fancy grills and other outdoor appliances. Outdoor dining areas are all the rage as well, with many choices for weatherproof furniture available for your backyard dining pleasure.
Fountains, Hot Tubs and Lighting
Other hot trends in outdoor electronics include the installation of a water feature in your backyard. Whether it's a small fountain or a huge ten-person hot tub or spa, folks seem to love the addition of that splashing sound in their yards, so water feature sales are growing each year. Path lighting, feature lighting and landscape lighting have become popular as more and more people spend time and money at home versus more expensive travel.
Lucky for consumers, the various types of outdoor electronics are all available for online purchase- so you don't even have to leave your home to enhance it with these convenient – and fun! – exterior additions.
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