The following article was published originally in June 2023. We are sharing it now for your perusal, but take into account that the following information may be outdated.
Hanging Nests
Discount store chain "Max Stock" offers a wide range of accessories to enhance your balcony or garden ambiance.
Among the interesting items found is a cozy hanging nest hammock, available in a variety of colors and sizes.
Price: NIS 89. Available at Max Stock branches.
Changing The Atmisphere
Whether you're hosting a garden party or just enjoying relaxing jazz music on a Friday afternoon, the new ELITE UB+ speaker from Singaporean brand enhances the experience: it not only produces high-quality sound, but also changes colors according to your preference and creates an atmosphere after dark.
You can control the colors through an app or manual touch, set the speaker to a single color or change them independently.
The innovative and clean design, wireless and clutter-free, comes with an adjustable height wooden stand and leather strap for easy portability: perfect for both garden and outdoor use.
Price: NIS 1,299, available at SWAGG boutiques in Netanya and online.
Mini Kitchen
Keter presents the Unity Chef, a small and practical outdoor kitchen tailored specifically for Israeli gardens and balconies. The kitchen, 1.15 meters wide, features a quality reinforced stainless steel surface, built-in sink, spacious storage cabinets, and a shelf for easy access to utensils during cooking or hosting.
The outdoor kitchen includes a luxurious addition of 2 stainless steel side rods with accessory hangers such as cooking gloves, tongs, towels, or bottle opener. It serves you for entertaining, baking, and cooking throughout the year, thanks to its weather-resistant qualities.
In Keter's outdoor kitchen series, there's also a 2-meter-wide kitchen unit, XL barbecue station, and Unity pantry. All products come with a quality stainless steel surface on a wooden cabinet base.
Price: Now on sale for NIS 1,399 (without faucet and installation connection under the buyer's responsibility), available at Keter stores and online.
Stylish Storage
Keter's new Cortina storage series, manufactured in Israel with Scandinavian design and advanced technology, features durable materials and smart internal partition options. The series includes three models suitable for any garden or balcony:
MEGA Storage: Large and spacious, suitable for storing various items and made from double walls.
ALTO Storage: Stylish storage solution, spacious and convenient for storing gardening tools, work tools, or anything that needs to remain dry and protected.
Cortina 7X7 Storage: A large and exceptionally strong outdoor storage (thanks to steel-reinforced walls), architecturally designed in a contemporary style allowing efficient storage even for heavy-duty equipment. The double doors in the center allow easy access to stored items.
Price: Starting from NIS 1,599, before discounts. Available at Keter stores and online.
For Home Chef
FOR HOME presents: a grill and oven combo from the Italian brand FOGHER specializing in outdoor kitchens, offering multiple cooking methods in one device for a high-level culinary experience.
The cooking surfaces are interchangeable, and with a stone surface (which absorbs flame heat), you can use the grill as an oven for baking pizzas, cakes, and breads that capture the special flavors of open fire.
Combining multiple functions in one product saves costs and space. The grill-oven can be purchased as a standalone unit in various sizes of 50 cm, 75 cm, and 1 meter.
Price starts from NIS 16,000. Available on the website and at FOR HOME Chef stores, Nordia.
Water World
INTEX introduces new products for summer 2023 that will turn your backyard or terrace into a place for family and friends' enjoyment.
The brand offers a variety of above-ground pools, easy to install and maintain, and complementary accessories including filters, ladders, and covers according to pool size. In addition to large pools, INTEX also launches inflatable pools, water wheels, inflatable mats, and water toys in various designs, colors, sizes, and shapes, made of high-quality PVC rubber.
INTEX products, imported by the official importer, meet Israeli and global standards and ensure high quality and safety standards.
Price range: Large pools: NIS 400-12,000, inflatable products: 49-499 Shekels. For details and finding the nearest distributor, visit the authorized website.
Climate Control
For the hot and humid summer season, Sirius Living, a brand for home and garden, offers a floor-standing fan with oscillation function and mist spray that makes outdoor activities cool and pleasant.
The mist sprays from the fan create a cool breeze, coming from a large 3.2-liter tank - usable for up to eight consecutive hours, with adjustable water spray intensity.
The fan itself has a powerful W75 motor considered powerful, and the front panel buttons allow a choice of three airflow speeds. The rotating and tilting shaft provides optimal positioning for the user.
Price: NIS 990. Available from distributors and the importer, Sirius Electronics.
Courtyard Baking
The Ooni brand revolutionized outdoor cooking with the launch of the world's first portable pizza oven and now offers a compact and stylish gas-fired oven suitable for small balconies or spacious yards.
The oven reaches a temperature of 500 degrees Celsius in just 15 minutes and is suitable for professional pizzas, homemade pastries, grilled vegetables, meats, and more. There is an option for immediate high-heat ignition that allows pizza preparation in 60 seconds. Ooni's oven is imported by consumer products and comes ready to use without assembly.
Price: NIS 2,190. Available from authorized distributors.
No Mosquitoes
The OUTDOOR candle collection from the YANKEE KANDLE brand is designed for outdoor spaces (gardens and balconies) with the aim of repelling mosquitoes.
The candles are made from unique ingredients that include citronella and essential oils. The burning candles provide up to 25 hours of intense fragrance that not only repels mosquitoes but also creates an atmosphere with two flames and impressive presence in stylish containers. They are poured into stylish tin containers and come with a decorative wooden cover that serves as a base when lighting the candles.
The scents are specially formulated for open air, for example, OCEAN HIBISCUS that combines refreshing watermelon and cucumber, bright water lily, citronella, musk, and more.
Price: NIS 75 (instead of NIS 109). Available at SCENT website.
Under the Sun
The intense Israeli sun doesn't allow shade lovers to sit under it without a source of shade, and one of the most effective solutions for private homes and large balconies is the gazebo - a single-roofed, open-sided structure that creates a shaded seating area.
It has character, presence, and the ability to create an intimate atmosphere. The company specializes in Belgian ironwork (including doors, sunrooms, and pergolas), frames combined with elements produced in quantities, offering custom-made gazebos in any size and style. Plants can be incorporated into the climbing.
Price: Starting from NIS 2,000 per square meter. For more information, visit the Artpero website or call 077-996-5984.
Musical Rocks
The audio brand PURE ACOUSTICS presents ROCK, a pair of rock-shaped speakers with a realistic appearance designed for placement in the garden, operating wirelessly without the need for cable connections or receiver connections.
They are resistant to water, sun, radiation, and all weather conditions. Integrated with Bluetooth technology, they come in a neutral color that can be painted. The speakers feature an 8-inch woofer and 1-inch tweeter, delivering dynamic HI FI sound.
Dimensions for each speaker are 32x28.5x32 cm, weight: 8 kg.
Price: NIS 2,990 per pair. Available from authorized distributors.
Cannabis on the Balcony
The Beautiful Carpets Wool network offers a selection of outdoor rugs.
The Patiya rope carpet series, handcrafted in India from 100% natural and environmentally friendly materials. Made from hemp, cannabis undergoes processing that allows it to be used as a raw material with a rope finish, woven into a rug that provides a boho-chic look for your garden or balcony. Prices start from NIS 248.
The Katnia outdoor rugs are also woven in India, in a braided rope style with gaps between the rug fibers, giving them high durability. Prices start from NIS 490 (depending on size). Available at "Beautiful Carpets Wool" stores nationwide and online.
Cooking Outdoors
Carmel Direct offers a variety of industrial-style outdoor kitchens, stainless steel kitchens, aluminum or custom kitchens with a choice of materials and colors.
Alongside the kitchens, the company offers complementary accessories such as sinks, faucets, refrigerators, ice makers, garden ventilation products, and cooking appliances like grills, taboons, smokers, and more.
Aluminum kitchens feature a homey appearance with soft-close doors. The materials used in the kitchens require minimal maintenance. Available at Carmel Direct retail locations.
Sound Experience
Newpan offers an advanced stereo package for the garden or balcony from the BOSE brand, a speaker amplifier for passive speakers that connects to WiFi and BT for streaming music from any digital device.
As part of the package, you receive the amplifier + a pair of environmental speakers for the garden or balcony, BOSE 251, resistant to harsh weather conditions and tested in snow, rain, salt, and temperatures ranging from -6 to 60 degrees Celsius. Each speaker contains two drivers set at precise angles.
Price: NIS 6,480, available at BOSE flagship stores.