Beautiful porch and patio umbrella designs let you enjoy outdoor living in comfort and style.

If you love to spend time relaxing or entertaining outdoors, a porch or patio umbrella is the perfect way to keep you cool and comfortable. Woven canvas fabrics are designed to allow cool breezes to flow through, while sheltering you from harsh sunlight and harmful UV radiation. You have a wonderful range of porch and patio umbrella designs to choose from, with solid color or patterned fabrics in just about any color you can imagine, and a huge variety of styles to suit any outdoor decor. Umbrellas can be mounted on a stand, or set up in the middle of the patio table.

Caring for your porch or patio umbrella.

When you’re choosing a product to buy, it’s very wise to take the durability of the umbrella into account, rather than just the ticket price, to decide which is really the best value for money. Look for products made from good quality canvas, which has been treated for UV, stain and mildew resistance. If the frame is made from timber, check that it also has been treated for resistance to rotting and weathering. Good quality hardwoods such as teak or cedar will last virtually forever, and they look great. Make sure that the wood you’re buying is “teak” and not “teak look”.

If you bring the umbrella home from the store, put it up and leave it, you’ll find you’ll be buying a new umbrella in a very short time. Make sure you have a convenient, dry indoor storage place for your porch or patio umbrella, and always put it away when it’s not in use. Put the umbrella away if it’s raining heavily, and if it gets damp, make sure you dry it before storing. For safety, it’s vital that you put the umbrella away if there’s a strong wind.