Avant-Garde Modern Furniture Blog: Modern outdoor living and decor... no longer just a backyard.. but now an extension to your home

About Alexander Calzadilla

Alexander Calzadilla is a Cuban male originally from Philadelphia, who has happily called Miami his home since moving here at the age of 15. He attended Southwest Sr. High School and Florida International University, ultimately receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. While in college, he began working as a paralegal for the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Reichenbacher, a position he kept for seven years after graduation. He subsequently worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Associates before landing at Costa Nursery. After distinguishing himself with many accomplishments, he was promoted to the position of Director of Specialty Products, which included the orchid, bonsai and lucky bamboo departments. When Alex was first put in charge of the three departments, they ranked near the bottom. By the time he left Costa after seven years, Alex had transformed the floundering departments into unqualified successes, posting record earnings, sales and profitability. In 2008 Alex was named the Costa Employee of the Year. Alex now puts his formidable prowess as a businessman into his newest venture, Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, serving as Managing Partner.

About Avant-Garde

We offer home furnishings and decor for every area of your home,both inside and out, always striving to bring you the most current design elements being used by today's top designers, at a fraction of their retail cost. Whether you are completely redecorating an area of your home, looking for the perfect accent piece to finish off an existing room, shopping for a unique gift, or simply "window shopping" to get design ideas, Avant-Garde is the place to go for everything modern & contemporary for your home.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Modern outdoor living and decor... no longer just a backyard.. but now an extension to your home

Modern Landscape Trends Design Ideas 2011

No more a simple place to sit and have a bar-b-que or even just a beer, our back yards have become the new show place of our homes. More often then not an extension of ur homes, they now have outdoor sitting areas, cooking walls, exclusive collections of furniture. I myself sell rattan furniture once sold for indoor usage with white cushions un herd of for an outdoor patio sitting area just 5 years ago. But today thats all changed and we now consider our back yards as an extension of our modern homes. They have become the new focal point of out desire to be outdoors to breathe fresh air and get exercise as part of our new health crazed society which is a great thing. but now we can do it ... IN STYLE

night pool view Modern Landscape Trends Design Ideas 2011

Here Modern Landscape Trends Design Ideas 2011. Landscape design ideas around the home. Inspiration view this home you can apply your home. The modern Landscape design and natural make your relationship more unified. It is also very important to combine these two elements is an open type of hard and soft landscaping in harmony. Asian Panorama and the interiors are excellent sources of inspiration for the creation of an ideal landscape of modern outdoor. Lets see the Modern Landscape Trends Design Ideas 2011 below: