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Whether you are a new homeowner, a young adult, or a long-time homeowner with a new deck, buying outdoor furniture is a whole process. From swallowing the price tag to deciding on quality and style, shopping for outdoor furniture can be a nerve-wracking experience. [Read more…]
Aldik Home has spent the last 60 years creating silk flowers, custom artificial trees, floral arrangements, and other home decor. With Christmas on the horizon, this is the one-stop shop for all your holiday needs!
In 1951 Richard Gold founded Aldik Artificial Flowers to offer the highest quality foliage and flowers possible. Over the years, his products morphed from plastic to silk. Today, Aldik Home is run by Gold’s son Larry, who believes “a beautiful floral arrangement or custom artificial tree can do more for a home’s decor than even new furniture.”
Aldik Home prides itself on adding natural elements to every home with its line of gorgeous silk flowers available in orchids, roses, and lilies. Try an orchid arrangement with succulents to brighten up a room with spring colors, or a full rose bush to create a wedding bouquet that will last a lifetime! Lavender, poppy, and hydrangea bushes, all made with high-quality silk, are stunning enough that any guest in the home won’t believe you don’t have to water it.
Aldik Home has also partnered with Summer Classics for a line of stunning patio furniture. These pieces are crafted from teak, aluminum, and woven resin and are 
crafted at high standards for outstanding outdoor spaces. The vast arrangements of chairs, tables, and stools can be personalized with over 140 fabric choices and multiple frame colors!
While these silk flowers and foliage are perfect year-round, and the patio furniture is essential for warm evenings, artificial Christmas trees from Aldik Home are a real hit! Spruce, fir, pine, and flocked trees are all part of the vast selection that will bring the Christmas spirit into your home. Aldik Home creates full, dense trees that make it easy to decorate with layers of ribbon, tulle, and all your favorite ornaments.
Keep it classic with a standard six-and-a-half-foot tree, or try the ten-foot tree for those vaulted rooms that are begging to be filled with Christmas cheer. Aldik Home also knows that while green needles are the traditional route, a white tree can bring personality and uniqueness to the home. For a mix of the two, the Arctic trees appear to be dusted with snow and truly bring the outdoors in.
Get the kids in on the Christmas fun, too! Small trees measuring four and a half feet or even 30 inches are perfect for bedrooms so that your little ones can fall asleep with the twinkling lights.
Aldik Home has the rest of your Christmas decor covered, too. Stockings, ribbons, tree skirts, and shimmering fabric for a multitude of uses will spruce up every room and leave holiday visitors awestruck at the beauty that Aldik Home can create.
Featuring great table top products in your store is a must. Why? Because your customers enjoy displaying great products in their home. They can add decor to their kitchen, living room, or any room in the house that showcases their own style. You can also offer them great items that are truly useful as well. Here are FGmarket’s table top picks that your customers are sure to love.
 Willow Tree Branch Bench D & D Ornamental Concrete |
 Wicker Bed Spice Islands Wicker |
 JourneyBee with Sun Cover JourneyBee by ParentLab |
 Display Cabinet Bright Ideas, LLC |
 Lava Stone Table Intrada Italy |
 Tiffany Chandelier Marvel Lighting LLC |
 Amelie Queen Size Bed Zuo Modern |
 Ottoman S. D. Feather Designs |
 Six Chair Patio Set D & D Ornamental Concrete |
 Brushed Espresso Mirror Imagination Mirrors |
 Vanity 4 Seasons General Merchandise |
 Accent Table Bowery Lights |
With the warmer weather just around the corner, it’s time to start looking at your garden and patio product lines. Your customers will definitely be on the look out for what’s trending within these products. They’ve been cooped indoors for too long and they’ll be ready to get outdoors. So, it’s definitely time to start searching for great items to feature in your store. Need some tips and ideas? Well, FGmarket has got a few tips on what would make great products to sell in your store.
Garden & Patio Furniture – Of course, garden and patio furniture are a must for creating a relaxing location outdoors. Patio chairs, tables, lounge chairs and even a few outdoor large pillow for seating are all great items. Consumers love being outdoors and relaxing in the warm sun or hosting a party at night, especially since they’ve been indoors. It’s always great to get out from being indoors for a few months, especially with the warmer weather. Here are a few of our top picks for your store:
The Brookfield Co., Bradford Lifestyles, Intrada Italy
Garden & Patio Decor – Your space isn’t complete without garden and patio decor. You can have great furniture, however, to complete the look of relaxation, decor is a must. This can range from fun lanterns, fire pit, candles, art, gazing balls and wind chimes. There is so much you can do with an outdoor space. You replicate your style from what you have indoor, or you totally transform it into a place where you would love to travel to like a beach or Tuscany. Outdoor spaces are great to play around with. Bright colors or finding beach inspiration to bring outdoors are great looks to bring outdoors. Don’t forget to even set up a little display in your store using the products you have to provide inspiration to your customers. Here are a few of our picks:
Rome Industries, Cultural Intrigue, Backyard Pool Products
Beautiful Gardens – Finish your space off with a gorgeous garden. They can truly transform an outdoor space and take your customers exactly where they are wanting to go. Luscious ferns, beautiful flowers accented with a waterfall and garden decor will truly transform a setting. Even featuring a few plants in your store or even seeds will please your customers. Preview some of the great plants that you can feature in your store:
Obre Verde Growers, MyFlowerBuyer.com, Import Flowers
Garden Tools – Lets not forget about the garden tools. A garden isn’t complete without the right tools to keep it up. Of course you think about functional, but they also offer great gardening tools that feature great designs too. Let your customers have fun while they are gardening. Having cute tools makes it even more enjoyable. Plus, they also make wonderful gifts for the spring and summer months. Here are some tools with some great [Read more…]
Yes, the holidays are quickly approaching and everyone is preparing for this season. However, in your down time, have you started planning your product line for spring. It’s time to start preparing your store for spring and picking the latest trends. Every season and each year has different trends that come with it, and spring products are no different. Therefore, FGmarket has our top picks for spring trends.
1. Bird feeders from Birds Choice 2. Pottery from Jackson Pottery Inc. 3. Patio furniture from Bradford Lifestyles 4.Bubbling rocks from Hargrove Manufacturing 5.Wind chimes from Nature and Home LLC.
With fall just around the corner, your customers are looking forward to the crisp, clean air of fall. Customers enjoy sitting outside, watching the leaves turn and sipping on a nice hot cup of coffee. They can’t wait to enjoy the weather and relax. So, how can you get your store ready for the weather? Well, with Bradford Lifestyles. Their great patio products provides a relaxation oasis outdoors that your customers will enjoy.
Bradford Lifestyles wants to make the outdoors part of your customer’s home. Only working with the finest materials, they are able to offer their clients with the highest quality of wicker and teak patio furniture. You’ll find wicker collections, custom cushions, dining sets, sofas, lounges and benches that will brighten up any space.
Let your customers walk into your store and immediately dream about creating their outdoor oasis with their amazing products. Choose from their tall, black wicker table and chairs that have a unique shape to it for their patio dining table.
Also, to create a relaxing sitting spot, customers can choose a sleek wicker chair, sofa, chair with cover or their teak chairs & sofa with beautiful wood finish. Don’t forget about the coffee table to match!
During the day, it can get pretty warm outside. Well, they offer one-touch umbrellas that opens and closes with one single arm movement. It tilts in all different directions to give your customers the ability to block the sun no matter which direction it’s shining. Also, to keep warm at night, their fire pits are the ideal accent.
Customers can choose gorgeous styled granite, lava rocks, tempered glass, and covers so they can create what represents their style the best. All of these items combined create a luxurious outdoor setting where your customers can host an elegant dinner with your store’s gourmet foods or where they can curl up with [Read more…]
Preparing for those Spring and Summer months for your store? Are you on the search for great outdoor products that your customers will love? You want to provide your customers with a relaxation spot for their outdoor space. A great place where they can sit, think and just take all their stress away. Well, offer just that with Gist Decor Inc. Their wonderful outdoor products will provide that calm, luxurious spot that your customers have always dreamed about.
Gist Decor Inc. offers great wholesale outdoor products that your customers would love to see in your store. They offer skilled customer service and are willing to help you understand all their quality products.
Making sure you find the right products for your store is an absolute must for them. Friendly, helpful customer service is exactly what you’ll receive from them.
Everything is designed with such precision and with close attention. It truly shines through in each one of their outside products.
They are great for creating a lovely setting on any patio and garden, along with bringing their wonderful products inside as home accents. With such unique designs, your customers will feel like they are in another world.
Luscious fountains, beautiful planters, elegant garden statues and unique pieces of furniture are all the elements that any outdoor space should feature. Gist Decor Inc. offers just that. All of their products are truly unique and will make any home stand out.
A beautiful tiered garden fountain, unique twelve-sided fountain or a fountain with a gorgeous sphere in the middle all have [Read more…]
Summer has almost arrived. Are you prepared to please customers looking for outdoor furniture? This is the time of year when grilling out on the barbecue and splashing around in the pool trumps most other activities with friends. Families gather outside with a frisbee, a baseball mitt and glove or some other gaming toy. Next comes the food, the fun and the festivities. At the core of it all is love; a step up from that is outdoor furniture.
Wholesale outdoor and patio furniture is something that many people take for granted. However, consumers are starting to realize how important it is to make the most of these sunny moments. Sitting around the picnic table, resting in lawn chairs–it’s all part of the big picture.
Look For These Trends In Wholesale Outdoor Furniture — Your Customers Are!
When you stick to these simple outdoor furniture trends, you’ll hit dead-on what your customers are wanting to find in their backyards. Summer is almost here. Let your outdoor furniture make a splash with customers this year!
You’ve heard of bringing the outdoors in ... why not take the indoors out?
In today’s economy, consumers are choosing to stay home for entertainment, relaxation and other lifestyle activities. As a result, more of their disposable dollars are spent on home furnishing; to create their own personal oasis. The indoor-outdoor furniture business is rapidly becoming one of the biggest segments in furniture sales.
Consumers are extending their living and entertaining areas to include the outdoor spaces of their homes. Through the use of wicker furniture, homeowners are taking non-traditional living areas, like covered patios, and creating comfortable and stylish entertaining venues. Gift shops can take advantage of this trend by offering small wicker pieces in their product mix and the addition of outdoor furniture expands sale opportunities. From wicker patio furniture to sunroom furniture, the wholesale furniture vendors highlighted in this FGmarket newsletter will help you examine your outdoor furniture options.
Creating a lush paradise for the backyard is easy with the spa style outdoor furniture offered by Terrace22. The relaxing and appropriately named Island Chaise pieces are dreamy lounging chairs great for use indoors or outdoors. Terrace22 offers excellent handcrafted banana leaves woven into soft and durable sofas and lovely dinning sets. These exquisite wicker pieces work harmoniously with your customer’s garden surroundings; creating a resort atmosphere in their outdoor entertaining areas.
South Sea Rattan and Wicker Furniture has the perfect mix of casual and sophisticated elegance in their outdoor wicker and rattan furniture. The detail and styling of the Cape May indoor/outdoor sectional sofa offers a product that is perfect for a poolside cabana. South Sea Rattan offers beautiful rockers and gliders which are favorites for both, the backyard deck and front porch. With their rattan and wicker patio furniture, the great outdoors never looked so good.
Wicker furniture has come a long way from the old days; when wicker was used strictly as porch furniture or as white wicker bedroom furniture. Wicker has branched out into our sunrooms, kitchens, patios and pool areas with a variety of uses, both functional and ornamental. Diversity has been the underlying theme for today’s wicker furniture.
Bay Accents By Zammco Inc., offers inspired wicker accent tables and planter stands ready to enrich any sunroom. There is more to Zammco than sunroom accessories; their wicker bakers racks enhance the casual furniture and decor in kitchens, bathrooms and other living areas.
Spice Island Wickers’ line of resin wicker patio furniture provides the ultimate in relaxation. Their all weather resin wicker, with splendid beauty and resilient durability, is great for patios or poolside. From dining sets to rockers and even a sectional styled wicker couch group, Spice Island has a diverse selection of functional and ornamental casual furniture.
Outdoor Furniture has many moods and styles, just like the consumer. By stocking unique yet finely crafted outdoor pieces, you’ll be the destination for all your customer’s outdoor living areas needs.
The Bear Chair Company Ltd. is the perfect fit for laid-back beach or garden-entertaining consumers. Bear Chair makes the most comfortable wooden chair you’ll find customers who sit in the chair may never leave. Not only do they make fine wooded Adirondack style chairs but the accessories to go with them … footstool and end tables. With Bear Chair products, all you need is a tall glass of tea and you can relax forever.
Arboria is a designer and manufacturer of innovative, high quality wood products for the home and garden. One of Aboria’s best sellers is their Lakeside Lounge. The Lakeside Lounge is a two person couch with a table in the middle and wheels on one end to make moving it lakeside or fireside a breeze; so functional your customers will want more then one. Outdoor entertaining usually means cooking on a grill, Aboria has a beautiful granite topped wooden outdoor service table, great for a buffet. From the comfort of outdoor furniture to graceful arbors, creating an inviting garden oasis is effortless with Arboria products.
The mission of Jewels of Java is to create an outdoor oasis with indoor indulgence. Teak combines luxury with durability; Jewels of Java’s teak furniture provides the ultimate in outdoor furniture.
Another source for teak furniture is Aden Works. By utilizing one of the best outdoor wood products, teak, Aden Works makes a rustic style furniture reminiscing of the old west; perfect for indoor or outdoor venues. From benches to bars to swings, Aden Works’ teak creations appeal to the rugged outdoor types wanting to create their own personal oasis.
Extending our living spaces into the great outdoors requires a little accessorizing which in turn creates a great opportunity to increase sales. SawDust City makes quaint cedar benches, planters and gardening tables or workstations. These items make great accent pieces to compliment any outdoor living area.
With home entertaining becoming popular, people are expanding their living spaces into the outdoors. Grow your customer base and expand sales by incorporating wicker and outdoor furniture in your store. FG Market has many vendors willing to help you expand your sales in the wicker and outdoor furniture market.
Contributor: Leigh Morrisett