Outdoor Living Trends 2013

By Sandra Ziebold
Especially Wicker LLC

 

Trending 

• Outdoor entertainment spaces
• Fire pits
• Seating / Dining areas
• Double-duty furnishings / storage
• Weatherized outdoor furniture
• Natural Materials
• Sustainability
• Eclectic mixing of pieces
• Fade-resistant and waterproof fabrics
• New neutrals and color pops
• Handcrafted elements
• Staycations / homes that always feel like a vacation
• Vacation homes / lake homes / homes away from home

 

 

Unique specialty solution items

• Party umbrella lights and music features
• Easily portable umbrella base solutions; light-weight and utilizing sailing technology
• Outdoor wall art décor
• Half-umbrella options for small balconies and when a whole umbrella is too much

Consumers are paying attention to the front porch and other areas near the front door; focusing on curb appeal.  Homeowners want to entice their guests to see more.  Homeowners continue to think beyond decks and terraces creating outdoor living rooms and screened porches that fit their desired life style and creatively show off their love of style, efficiency and comfort.

 

We are proud to be known as the area’s must-see premier retailer of both outdoor and indoor high-end quality furniture.  It is exciting to share with you what is trending in outdoor living right now and what will continue to be sought after by consumers going forward into 2014.  Especially Wicker has been serving Indianapolis for over 25 years and offers 15,000 square feet of retail showroom space.  We are a stocking dealer and a special order giant which makes us extremely qualified to share our knowledge about current outdoor living trends.  Our extensive selection of high-end furniture products meets the needs of the most discriminating consumer, providing the perfect blend of current trends with superior materials and craftsmanship.  Homeowners can create permanent living spaces outdoors with a wide array of comfortable fabrics and furniture. 

 

Scale is key to a good design.  We will draw up your space and lay out the furniture to ensure you aren’t being sold more furniture than you need; we listen and focus on providing all that you require to serve your requested life-style needs. 

 

No job or budget is too little or too large and we love providing our customers with quality furniture that they enjoy for years.  Not only are many of our clients very well known in the community, we are also proud to share why they choose to buy from us.  It’s because they know where to go locally for the very best quality, the best price for that quality and for superior customer service.

Testimonial..

"Especially Wicker is always my 'go to' place when I need something new or just a fresh perspective on what to do next."

- Kathleen Streett

 

When you shop Especially Wicker you can see, touch and experience the quality of our products.  Our loyal customers buy from us because they feel good making quality long-term purchases and at the same time they love helping out the local economic community by buying local.  Come in today and we’ll help you with all your casual living spaces.

 

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Sotheby's International Realty Unveils Ski and Golf Properties

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Introducing Ski and Golf Properties

 

Indianapolis, IN (June 27, 2013) – Encore Sotheby’s International Realty in Indianapolis, IN today announced the Sotheby’s International Realty^® brand’s launch of branded websites for the Golf and Ski specialty markets.

 

The specialized websites, which can be found at golfpropertysir.com and skipropertysir.com, match the look and feel of the Sotheby’s International Realty^® website, sothebysrealty.com, and provide detailed Golf and Ski lifestyle and listing information and resources.  The websites enable buyers and sellers to search for the finest properties in these popular segments and the sales professionals who represent them.  They cover a full spectrum of lifestyle types and properties including: living on a golf course, proximity to a golf course and living adjacent to a golf course for Golf, and ski-in and ski-out, base of mountain living and close proximity to mountains for Ski.

 

The Golf specialty market website launched with more than $22 billion of golf property listings worldwide and Ski with more than $2 billion of ski property listings worldwide.  The websites join the brand’s previously launched Farm & Ranch and Waterfront specialty market websites.

 

All of the brand’s specialty market websites highlight notable sales and feature geographic area-focused sections and advanced search capabilities. 

 

“Golf and Ski enthusiasts are among some of the world’s most dedicated consumers,” said Wendy Purvey, chief marketing officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC.  “So it was natural that we chose to highlight these two specialty markets and offer consumers the vast knowledge and insight our network of professionals around the world can offer.”

 

"By having this in-depth focus into the Golf and Ski specialty markets, we can help consumers looking to make these activities a larger part of their lives find the home that meets the demands of their lifestyle,” said Mark Zukerman, founder of Encore Sotheby’s International Realty. “Encore Sotheby’s International Realty clients with homes that cater to these lifestyles will also enjoy this added avenue of exposure. No other real estate company can bring together this level of comprehensive detail on a worldwide basis.”

 

Encore Sotheby’s International Realty offers a new level of distinguished service for every home in the metropolitan Indianapolis area.  The firm’s office is conveniently located at 9510 North Meridian Street, Suite 200, on the north side of Indianapolis at 96^th and Meridian Streets, above Paradise Bakery.  For more information, visit www.encoresothebysrealty.com.

 

The Sotheby’s International Realty network currently has 12,800 sales associates located in approximately 660 offices in 47 countries and territories worldwide.  Each office is independently owned and operated.

 

For Golf Properties in the Indianapolis Area, click here

 

 

About Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC

Founded in 1976 to provide independent brokerages with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, the Sotheby’s International Realty network was designed to connect the finest independent real estate companies to the most prestigious clientele in the world. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services.  In February 2004, Realogy entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Sotheby’s, the operator of the auction house.  The agreement provided for the licensing of the Sotheby’s International Realty name and the development of a full franchise system. Affiliations in the system are granted only to brokerages and individuals meeting strict qualifications. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC supports its affiliates with a host of operational, marketing, recruiting, educational and business development resources. Franchise affiliates also benefit from an association with the venerable Sotheby’s auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit www.sothebysrealty.com.