outdoor category

my what a beautiful water hose you have!

June 22nd, 2009

“my what a beautiful water hose you have!”
Besides being the best garden tool pick-up line EVER, it’s also the Alice Supply Co. water hose.  Alice Supply Co.’s website is up and running and open for business.  You should want to go to there…soon.

$38 @ Alice Supply Co.
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lawn and garden tool storage

June 19th, 2009

Lawn and garden tool storage should be more than an afterthought.

vintage tools and hand-forged trowels on an adjustable metal clip at baileyshomeandgarden

elpha at thecontainerstore

trowel in a pot (@ gardens, austin)

a bucket bolted to a wall and a water hose from Martha Stewart, via remodelista.

galvanized metal stacking storage containters and cubbies from Smith & Hawkin

road testing outdoor fabrics

June 15th, 2009

Very nice road testing for outdoor fabrics in last week’s NYT Home & Garden.

20 swatches tested in all.  ’tis the season.
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more tubtrug love

June 9th, 2009

We saw these pics on BLTD and couldn’t help but heap more tubtrug love on the tubtrug.

Tubtrugs make cleaning look fun (in 3 sizes from 3.5 to 10 gallons).  via BLTD.
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deneb teak table facelift

May 20th, 2009

The Deneb Teak Table needed a facelift after Clean+istry allowed it to remain on our patio throughout the winter.

Although Clean+istry rather insists upon packing umbrellas and lounge chairs away before winter, we wanted to see the table’s perfect silhouette throughout the long, slow winter months.  And because there is no bottom to the depths of [...]

cleaning gutter downspouts

April 16th, 2009

No outdoor spring cleaning would be complete without cleaning gutter downspouts.  Snakes are notoriously difficult to manipulate if not designed correctly.  This one looks interesting.

Insert the blunt open end of the Downspout Snake through the downspout opening and push it past where the downspout bends. When clog resistance is felt, twist the snake with the [...]

swisspearl

April 3rd, 2009

Last year we introduced you to Swisspearl, the cement fiber panels that clad Clean+istry’s home (pictured below).  We love them aesthetically AND practically.  The technical precision required for the panels’ installation and the rivets that hold them into place create for us the feeling that we are living in a Donald Judd box.

According to this [...]

cb2 cares

March 25th, 2009

CB2 cares and we’ll tell you how.  Clean+istry just did the unthinkable.  We actually bought something.  Of course we were nervous about it, but we took the plunge nevertheless.  We bought outdoor furniture for the upcoming summer season and we plan to sit on it assuming the temperature rises above 45 degrees ever again.

After placing [...]

clean bronze

March 13th, 2009

Clean bronze with soapy water.  When outdoors, protect it with a layer of wax.

And for a general all-purpose bronze cleaner, combine salt, vinegar, and flour. Dissolve 1 teaspoon salt in 1 cup white vinegar. Add enough flour to make a paste. Apply paste to bronze and let sit for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Rinse [...]

best of 2008: pressure washer

December 29th, 2008

The pressure washer is our favorite new cleaning tool of the year.  We had no idea how much we needed one until…

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