Patio Umbrellas for Home Decor

Patio umbrellas are not only a value by adding shade for comfort, but have become one of the best ways to add a splash of rich colorful character to your back yard, patio and home garden areas. With the many new types and styles of umbrellas on the market, some people are looking more for an esthetically pleasing color and shape then an actual shade structure. With hundreds of beautiful colors from manufactures like Sunbrella and Outdura, you can add just about any colorful combination of stripes, patterns and solids to accentuate your patio furniture cushions, colorful plants or even rock structures.

Some of the new outdoor umbrella styles to choose from are oval shaped umbrellas that actually follow the design of your larger patio tables, or even square umbrellas that can help put a few smaller patio tables together for a larger table fit. One of the most recent fads has become the offset, side post and cantilever type umbrellas that will cover a Jacuzzi or spa area. These offset type umbrellas cover larger areas up to 15 feet or more depending on the style you choose!

At a recent home and garden trade show, we found a manufacture that has a new style off the wall patio umbrella that is actually only half an umbrella, that fits against the outside patio wall and perfect for the small bistro or apartment balconies. It even comes with a great little half a bistro set the makes small apartment balconies warm and inviting for any outdoor enthusiast.

So, if you are looking to add a quick splash of colorful character to enhance your backyard home and garden areas, be sure to take a look at the patio umbrella as one of your first choices in back yard living design.