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How to Enjoy Your Time NOT Spent on Deck Maintenance
Congratulations! By choosing Eva-tech decking you chose NOT to spend your weekends painstakingly sanding, staining, sealing and treating your outdoor deck. Choosing Eva-tech low maintenance decking means you can now spend your Saturdays pointing and laughing at the neighbours who didn’t. Well done, You.
Now that you have your composite decking installed and looking pretty it’s time to decide how to enjoy all your time that you don’t have to spend on deck maintenance. Decisions, decisions. We know it’s tough. We’ve put together a few ideas to help you out.
Stay Cool on Your Eva-tech Deck
Summer’s here and, while the time may be right for dancing in the streets, it’s an even better time to find ways to stay cool. Sure you could find a shady spot to nap, or lounge indoors and crank up the air conditioning. But for those of you who want to stay active and enjoy the summer sun without agonising in the heat, consider adding a pool and deck to your garden.
Hours spent sweating in the sun are suddenly replaced with hours spent splashing around like a fool in the nice cool water. A pool and poolside deck creates a weekend retreat in your own garden.
Adding a pool doesn’t have to be hugely expensive. Instead of an Olympic size water playground, consider adding a smaller plunge pool. Paired with a surrounding Eva-tech deck it will make a statement, add value to your home and add hours of fun to your summer.
Have a Big Weekend on a Small Budget
Pay day has come but you might still be struggling to get that savings account back to where it was before December. You know, before you decided to buy the whole bar a round for Christmas instead of paying off your credit card; before you spent your rent money on that great New Year’s party. With the weekend just a day away you might be wondering how to balance having fun with keeping yourself out of the red.
Fortunately for you there are ways to have a big weekend on a small budget. The main ingredients for your weekend-o-fun on the cheap are 1) your Eva-tech outdoor deck 2) a bit of sunshine 3) friends and 4) a little creativity. Here are a few ideas.
How to Have a Great (Cheap) Weekend on Your Eva-tech Deck
Game Day
Not Xbox. I mean board games, card games – games that actually require an element of social interaction; the kind you roll your eyes at but secretly enjoy. Invite the neighbours over for Pictionary, Scrabble or Monopoly out on your composite deck. You all know how to play and have the board hidden away somewhere in the closet. Make Uno the new Call of Duty while the sun is out.
How to Create a Home Spa on Your Eva-tech Deck
You love the spa. Yes you do. Stop shaking your head and pretending you're above all that pampering nonsense. Whether you're a regular for the mud baths or just like to guilt your girlfriend/ boyfriend into giving you a back massage, you are a creature of luxury. But why waste the whole day indoors at a sterile spa centre when you could be at home, enjoying the summer weather and spending a lot less money by creating a personal spa on your sundeck?
Summer 2012 is the perfect time to transform your Eva-tech deck into a sanctuary of facials, seaweed wraps and buffed nails. Spread out some towels on your outdoor deck. Toss around a few comfy pillows. Throw in some chilled cucumber water. Turn on relaxing music. And now you have your own outdoor spa!
Invite the girls over for a social spa day, make it a couple’s retreat with some champagne and candles, or enjoy a bit of alone time as you rejuvenate your mind and body.
Here are a few easy spa tips for a relaxing (and affordable) day out in the sun on your low maintenance deck:
How to Add an Outdoor Bar to Your Deck
Combinations are great.
Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away a genius who loved peanut butter and loved chocolate decided to combine the two delicious foods into one magnificent peanut butter cup.
Now it’s time to consider a new combination. You love being outdoors on your Eva-tech deck. You love enjoying a nice cocktail. You love spending time with friends. So why not combine all three by creating an outdoor home bar on your deck?
An outdoor bar can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it. For a very basic bar all you need are a few planks of Eva-tech composite and some screws. And for those of you who aren’t super lazy, you can create a luxury oasis of booze and sun to rival any Vegas club or swanky martini venue with a bit more planning and a few great ideas.
Ideas for your Outdoor Bar
How to Enjoy the Money You Saved by choosing Eva-tech
Remember the days of not so long ago when you spent your weekends laboriously sealing your timber deck and putting fresh deck stain on every few months? Remember the cash you had to dish out for those annoying maintenance products? Well, pat yourself on the back for kicking deck maintenance to the curb by installing Eva-tech decking. By now you should have a nice wad of cash saved from all the money you didn’t spend on deck treatments.
So the question is, what should you do with all the extra money you saved by choosing Eva-tech composite? Here are a few winning ideas of how to spend it.
Robot Dog
You know you’ve always wanted one; all the love and none of the poop of a real canine. Don’t let anyone tell you that your automated Fido can’t love. Just look at those sweet robotic eyes and you’ll know the truth.
More Ways to Add a Theme to Your Outdoor Garden
Still looking for a way to transform your outdoor space? You don’t need a big construction crew (or their big bill) to give your garden a facelift. Consider making small changes with just your landscape, decorations and outdoor furniture. Simple upgrades can make your outdoor deck the centre of your own personal paradise. Here are a few (more) ideas on how to bring a unique theme to your garden.
Tiki Room
Think colour! Bring in the life and fun of South Pacific with brightly coloured plants and furnishings for your deck. Don’t be shy; go for big, bold fabrics and flowers in extreme pinks and oranges. This is your chance to put summer on steroids and let the party begin! Oh, and don’t forget to light up your tiki torches for a little evening ambience.
Proudly South African
Adding a Theme to Your Outdoor Deck
You can apply a theme to more than just a party; a unique theme can enhance your entire outdoor garden. Your Eva-tech deck can become the inspiration to create the exotic paradise you’ve always wanted. Sound corny? It doesn’t have to be. A themed outdoor living space is an opportunity for you to go on holiday in your own backyard. In order to decide which type of theme will work best for your home and Eva-tech sundeck, think about trips you’ve taken that have left you feeling calm and collected. They might have been trips to faraway lands or just weekend excursions to the bush. Create the same serenity in your garden by incorporating inspirational elements from other places you love. Here are a few ideas of themes that can transform your outdoors and make your composite deck all the more appealing.
Zen Garden
Tips for Hosting a Great Family Get-Together on Your Deck
The tree is trimmed. The garland is hung. The mistletoe is up and already embarrassing everyone. Sounds like the holiday season is here. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas this time of year is a great excuse to relax a bit from work, eat too much food and have the family – the whole family – over for a party on your Eva-tech sundeck. Your family may remind you of a Norman Rockwell painting, or act a little more Salvador Dali. Either way they’re your kin, your clan and the ones who have the humiliating baby pictures of you naked in the bathtub. And now’s the time to see them all at once; to laugh at silly jokes together and eat Grandma’s lemon meringue. So pull out some chairs, shake out the old table cloths and put your deck to use.
Here are a few ideas to help make this year’s family get-together on your deck special.
Create Your Own Secret Garden with Eva-tech
You know the story of The Secret Garden; a magical place hidden from the rest of the world by a thick wall. As a child the thought of having your own special space delighted you and led you to making weird pillow nests behind sofas and under stairs.
Now that you’re all grown up you have the chance to make your childhood fantasy a reality by creating your own secret garden.
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