July 2015

When you arrive in July for the Preview Show, the first thing you’ll see will be a park-like setting where concrete and cabs used to be. An area 15-by-150 ft. next to the river is now reserved for grass and seating.

In early June, Hearth & Home faxed and emailed a survey to 2,500 specialty retailers of hearth, barbecue and patio products asking them to compare May 2015 sales to May 2014. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 203 useable returns.

The client wanted an over-the-top outdoor living space designed as an outdoor movie theater,” says designer Ryan Hughes. “It includes a fire feature, a television, and a water feature flowing behind the television into a planter with agave plants.”