Make your outdoor space a second home with Dancook and Fatboy
It can sometimes be hard to know what to do with the extra space you have in your garden. You can plant vegetables, fruit and trees, and put a couple of chairs and a table out, waiting for better and warmer days to make proper use of them. One of our favourite chairs come from Fermob but we have other talented manufacturers in our catalogue.
If you have a garden, we can’t recommend highly enough getting a firepit/barbecue. What’s better than grill-cooked food? You don’t have to just cook burgers: there are many more things you can barbecue to satisfy your appetite.
Another outdoor must-have is lighting, so that you can enjoy your garden or veranda even when it is dark.
Our Firepit of choice by Dancook
Firepit by DancookOur favourite product is the Firepit by Dancook, which can be used for a simple bonfire to keep you warm or for a barbecue, and also as a table once the lid is on. The stylish design comes from Denmark where barbecue is an institution, so we can trust them to make high quality, efficient and well-designed products. You don’t have to worry about poor weather conditions, this fireplace is meant to stay outside, as proven by the fact that Dancook offers 15 years warranty against rust.
The firepit is made of stainless steel, making it water resistant and easy to clean. It is also high enough to be inaccessible to toddlers. Also, its edges do not get warm so it is safer than most barbecues to have children around, as long as you respect basic barbecue safety such as using wood or charcoal only - no alcohol or chemicals – and keeping the children away from the fireplace.
Edison the Petit Lamp by Fatboy Original
If you want to use the firepit as a barbecue, the chromium-plated steel grid allows for optimum heat distribution. The time when your food cooked differently whether you put it at the front or at the back of the grid is gone!Finally, you can use the emptied brazier to store things, or keep cool some wine or beers on ice!
Outdoor lighting: try Fatboy!
Now that you’re settled with a nice cosy terrace warmer, let’s get you some light! Fatboy is our favourite for its innovative and clever design. You may know them for their famous beanbags – one of which in our shop is meant for outdoor use, some say outdoor beanbags make great luges but we wouldn’t try it!
Fatboy offers two types of exterior lighting products:
Edison Grand Lamp
Edison the Grand Lamp by Fatboy OriginalThe weather-proof indoor or outdoor polyethylene lamps, namely the 1 metre high Edison Grand Lamp and its 25cm high little brother the Edison Petit Lamp. Both are robust yet elegant with a classic look. Give some classic eccentricity to your garden with the oversized Grand Lamp, which can be moved and placed basically anywhere you like in your garden thanks to its 5m cable. The Petit Lamp is portable and can also be a great ally for camping with its 6 hours of autonomy.
Rockcoco chandelier
Rockcoco chandelier by Fatboy Original
The late baroque “Rockcoco” chandelier is the first chandelier to be suitable for outdoor use. The 9 bulbs allow for 200 lumen to light up your outdoor area. The unusual outdoor light fixture is made of fire retardant transparent polycarbonate and is easy to clean with tepid water and soap. We love the red wiring which shows the delicate, intricate design of this delightful chandelier which definitely adds light, colour and style to a roofed terrace, don’t you think?
These are our outdoor must-have for dark days, please tell us what yours are!
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Posted by Iconography Ltd
29th January 2013
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