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Amish-Furniture-Gallery.com Cracks the Code for Immediate Online Delivery Charges

Amish-Furniture-Gallery.com (http://www.amish-furniture-gallery.com) announced that customers can now see packing, shipping, and insurance charges in their shopping cart when they purchase online."We are the only online Amish furniture store that automatically calculates packing, shipping, and insurance charges and includes that amount in the shopping cart," said Tom Ireland, co-owner of Amish-Furniture-Gallery.com. Ireland explained that when a customer shops at another online Amish furniture store, they must e-mail or call the store to determine the total delivery charges.
The store then contacts their shipping company who usually takes a day or two to quote the charges. The whole process could take as long as four or five days. Shipping charges are difficult to calculate because they are based on complex government tariffs that take into account mileage, weight, and difficulty of delivery.

"With our technology," Ireland said, "customers can make a selection at our online Amish furniture store then order it immediately, even if it's two o'clock in the morning. They don't have to wait three or four days to find out how much it will cost to delivery the furniture. That's a real convenience to our customers."Amish-Furniture-Gallery.com (http://www.Amish-Furniture-Gallery.com) is a private company based in Dayton, Ohio. It offers only handmade Amish furniture, including Amish Oak Furniture, by authentic Amish carpenters. For more information visit http://www.amish-furniture-gallery.com.



London Woods Launches Patio Furniture Design Search

(ContentDesk) October 7, 2005 -- London Woods (www.londonwoods.com) is now offering customers a chance to add their own furniture designs to London Woods line of teak furniture. The London Woods line of quality teak patio furniture includes lounges, chairs, tables, loungers, swings, chaises, as well as planter boxes intended for outdoor, residential, as well as commercial use. Many of the items in the London Woods collection are based on famous 20th century English designs. However, the company is looking to expand its collection and is appealing to customers to help design new furniture.The London Woods site is actively looking for new teak patio furniture designs, promising customers consideration of any quality designs. Customers whose teak furniture designs are accepted and used by London Woods will receive free furniture from the line they helped design.The London Woods London Woods Launches Patio Furniture Design Search
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Metal Garden Benches

Since the Victorian times, metal furniture has been a popular means of decorating gardens. This is mainly due to the fact that this furniture lasts for many years with proper maintenance; to prove this, there are some people who are still using pieces in their garden that were made in the Victorian era! As metal furniture offer class and durability, it is the preferred choice of garden furniture.

In the category of metal garden furniture, there are the traditional iron garden furniture and the modern lightweight aluminum furniture to choose from. Even having a few metal chairs and a bistro table added to the smallest patio area is sufficient as garden furniture. This furniture is light, and portable, making it easily utilized in many areas of the garden, giving you the benefit of having changes made in the garden on both a daily basis, or over the seasons. Having a single ornate iron bench too can set off a Victorian style garden, as it is an excellent focal point which...

Metal Garden Benches
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Patio Design and Patio Furniture - The Use of Focal Points

A focal point is an important design element; it is a place where the eye naturally comes to rest. In a well-designed patio there is always a planned focal point, such as a large dining set, perhaps with a well-selected umbrella. But a patio's focal point could also be another interesting object or a landscape feature.

Examples of landscape features that can serve as a patio's focal point are an interesting pathway leading from the patio to an area beyond, a flower garden, a mature tree, or a dramatic view of the back lawn.

However, patio furniture is often used as a focal point. An outdoor dining table and chairs is often a natural focal point because of its size.

If you intend to have a large outdoor dining set, there are several things to keep in mind.

Be conscious of the style of the table and chairs and if you have other patio furniture, try to keep styles consistent. If you have a very rustic patio, then a contemporary table...

Patio Design and Patio Furniture - The Use of Focal Points
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