Favorite Israeli items: Upgrades for your balcony and backyard

Balconies and private yards have become the preferred leisure spots for Israelis. Here's a look at some items to enhance the experience.

  (photo credit: Menahem Oz)
(photo credit: Menahem Oz)

The Magic Carpet

The new "Nana" OUTDOOR rug series features eco-friendly rugs, including PET material made from recycled plastic bottles. These rugs are strong and durable, even under harsh conditions. They are vacuumable and easy to clean from tough stains. The series comes in a wide variety of designs, colors, and textures. They are soft to the touch and resistant to water and sunlight. Prices for "Nana" series rugs start at NIS 290 (depending on size), available at "Tamar Beautiful Carpets" stores across the country and online.

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(credit: PR)

Ninja on the Grill

The new Ninja OG853 grill smoker, part of the new NINJA WOODFIRE outdoor product line in Israel, is designed for outdoor use. It features an extra-large grilling surface, capable of grilling up to ten burgers simultaneously. The manufacturer promises advanced smoking technology in two ways: traditional long smoking and short smoking to add smoky flavors using real wood pellets. The grill comes with a built-in digital thermometer and four cooking programs. Price: NIS 2,490. Available from authorized dealers and at Sarig's website.

  (credit: Sarig)
(credit: Sarig)

Creating Atmosphere

Marley brand speakers are also adapted for outdoor conditions: durable, stylish, powerful, and made from 100% recycled materials. The GET TOGETHER 2 Bluetooth speaker is lightweight, compact with a refined design, and easy to transport. A particularly useful feature: it also serves as a charger for your mobile phone, so the music keeps playing. Price: NIS 790, available at the flagship store in Dizengoff Center and on the HOUSE OF MARLEY website.

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(credit: PR)

Slow Cooking

The GURO cast-iron pot allows slow cooking, steaming, grilling, frying, and baking. It’s portable and multifunctional, suitable for camping, jeep trips, and even hosting in your private yard or at home. The coarse crystalline structure of the cast-iron alloy provides thermal properties for heat retention, uniform distribution, and long-term maintenance. Price: NIS 399. Available on the website and at Lametayel stores.

  (credit: courtesy of the brand)
(credit: courtesy of the brand)

Bass from Bose

Newpan presents a stereo package for the garden, home, and balcony, including an amplifier and all-weather outdoor speakers. The BOSE MUSIC AMPLIFIER powers any passive speaker and connects via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The brand's environmental speaker series provides equal and wide sound dispersion with deep and rich bass, even in outdoor conditions. Price on the BOSE Israel website: NIS 4,990. Available on the BOSE website, the brand store in Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv, and selected stores.

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(credit: courtesy of the brand)

Italian Style

DITRE ITALIA is the result of Italian design and production, focusing on every finish and detail, blending elegance and innovation as the interior and exterior connect in harmony. For example: The PAPILO seating system consists of three organic and water-repellent modules suitable for outdoor conditions and lounging by the pool. Price: NIS 32,028 (including one cushion). Exclusively available at Pitaro Hecht, 60 Medinat Hayehudim, Herzliya Pituach, and DCITY complex, Maale Adumim.

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(credit: Ditre, PR abroad)

Grilling on Coals

The innovative charcoal grill from the Nature Grill brand offers a "barbecue" experience anywhere - even on the balcony. The grill has a professional grilling grid for even heat distribution, a wind-protected ignition mechanism, and optimal grilling temperature within 5 minutes. The heat-insulating casing allows mobility even during grilling. It requires a small amount of charcoal for ignition, and the fat drainage system, without contact with the coals, significantly reduces smoke. The grill comes in several color choices and includes a carrying case, eco-lighting gel, and beechwood charcoal. Launch price: NIS 890 (instead of NIS 1,205), available on the KSP network website and the I camp store.

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(credit: Nature Grill)

No Bites

Mosquitoes might be the biggest nuisance of summer. Touch Company offers a variety of solutions for repelling and protecting against mosquitoes for use in the yard, on the balcony, or directly on the body. Among the products: Anti-Tush roll-on mosquito repellent, Anti-Tush roll-on for children and babies, and Ditush immediate mosquito spray with a Ministry of Environmental Protection license. Product price range: NIS 15-16. Available at pharma and retail chains.

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(credit: PR)

Hearing Something?

An outdoor speaker for the garden with high-quality 360-degree sound, resistant to sand, water, and dust, with an elegant and luxurious design suited to any style. The Beosound Bollard model speaker is embedded in the ground, blending into the landscape, providing a powerful sound experience from the bottom up with uniform 360-degree distribution. Connection and control via mobile device. Price: starting from NIS 8,000 per unit. Available at the Bconnect store in Ramat Aviv and on the company's website.

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(credit: PR)

Home Projection

Bconnect launches a new series of Philips home projectors in Israel from the NeoPix series, up to 120 inches, suitable for outdoor projection. They can easily be integrated with a smartphone, laptop, tablet, DVD player, or gaming console. For example, the NeoPix 230 Smart projector promises a dynamic picture with natural Full HD 1080p resolution up to an 80-inch projection size. Price: NIS 1,599. For the Euro games, the projector series will be sold until June 30 without VAT. Available at Mahsanei Hashmal, KSP, BUG, Kravitz, on the company's website, and from authorized dealers.

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(credit: PR)

Cooling Outdoors

A compact rechargeable fan, for use anywhere, with a lithium battery up to 18 hours of operation. The fan has four ventilation speeds and a lighting unit with two modes for outdoor activity. Operates via direct power connection or wireless source, allowing a wide angle of manual adjustment with height and 45-degree tilt change options. Comes with a universal C TYPE charging cable without a charger and a 12-month warranty from Sarig, the official importer. Price: NIS 299. Available from authorized dealers and electrical chains.

  (credit: Hila Dafna)
(credit: Hila Dafna)

Games and Shade

Max Stock network is preparing for the Israeli summer and offers a variety of products for hosting and entertaining in the garden or on the balcony, including pools and children's games. We found: a hammock for NIS 79, a set of 2 chairs and a table for NIS 299, and a hanging parasol for NIS 149. Available at Max Stock branches nationwide.

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(credit: Courtesy of Max Stock)

Outdoor Kitchen

Nine Consumer Products offers the REVOLUTION COLEMAN modular outdoor kitchen, which includes: a grill with 3 or 4 burners that can be combined with a sink unit, storage unit, and refrigerator unit. This allows the grill to be transformed into a complete outdoor kitchen according to needs and available space. The grill has an upper heating grid for food warming and slow grilling and an advanced ignition system. Price range: NIS 6,000-14,000. Available from authorized Coleman brand dealers.

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(credit: 9-cp)

Pizza in 2.5 Minutes

The Ninja OO103 outdoor oven, also from the brand's new outdoor product line, replaces the traditional brick oven for professional pizza preparation. It allows for making pizza at the touch of a button in just 2.5 minutes. The oven has 7 additional cooking programs: smoking, gourmet grilling, max grilling, baking, and more. An interesting program, for example, is "gourmet grilling," which works in two stages: searing and closing the cut, then grilling at a low temperature for a long time, so the cut comes out crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The oven generates a temperature of up to 370 degrees Celsius. Price: NIS 2,490. Available from authorized dealers and on the Sarig website.

  (credit: Sarig)
(credit: Sarig)

Domestic Nature

One of the prominent trends is incorporating rugs in natural tones as an integral part of home and balcony design, even in the hot season. As part of this trend, Carmel Rugs is launching a summer collection of rugs in flat weaving from polypropylene fiber, considered highly resistant to UV radiation, non-fading, and very strong and easy to clean. The natural shades in the collection give a rope and mat look, fitting well for ornamental gardens and balconies. Star Leaves Rug, size 160*230 cm, price: NIS 553. Available at all network branches and on the company's website.

  (credit: Menahem Oz)
(credit: Menahem Oz)

Chips in the Yard

Sauter’s 4-burner gas grill + side fryer. Sauter's new grill includes 4 powerful gas burners and a unique side burner for frying chips. The grill has optimal grilling ability thanks to a total heat output of 59,000 BTU and an especially large grilling area. Made of cast iron, making it more durable and easy to clean. The grill comes with two storage doors and 4 wheels for easy movement. Price: NIS 1,500-1,600, available in stores and electrical chains.

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(credit: PR)