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NEW! We’re
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A new ShadeTree® model inspired by the
grandeur of an America jewel.
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Rugged, cast & extruded aluminum
structure - elegant & low maintenance |
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Matte-finish, powder-coated in your choice of
black, bronze, beige or white |
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Custom-matched colors available |
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Our longest spanning structure - up to 24
feet! |
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Ideal for residential and commercial applications |
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Available as a free-standing unit, or attached directly to
your home. |
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Includes ShadeTree® patented wind
protection system |
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On Christmas Eve in 1895, George Vanderbilt
first opened the doors of his newly completed home in the Blue Ridge Mountains
of North Carolina to friends and family. From that day
forward, the 250-room French Renaissance chateau, the largest and most
magnificent private home in America, has been a center of art, culture and
elegance. (See "Biltmore™,
a National Treasure" to learn more about this magnificient
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It was the style of the Biltmore
architecture that motivated our chief designer to make a trip there
last year. He had been working for several months on designs for a new
top-of-the-line ShadeTree model, and what better place to get inspiration and
ideas than this magnificent chateau.
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Biltmore™, a National Treasure |
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Biltmore™, home of George Vanderbilt (1862
– 1914), is located outside Asheville, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. It is the nation’s largest private residence and a National Historic
Landmark.
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FREE or discounted tickets |
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to visit Biltmore™ available.
A $49 value per ticket! |
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After a day of taking notes, snapping photographs and making sketches,
our designer returned home and created a new ShadeTree design so clearly
influenced by Biltmore style that we wanted to call it Biltmore. Fortunately,
the management of Biltmore was so impressed with our new design that they
granted us permission to do so. We appreciate their confidence in our new
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ShadeTree Introduces New Biltmore™
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Visitors to the Biltmore Estate are often
struck by two of the chateau’s seemingly opposite characteristics. That is, the
strength and durability of its thick limestone walls, and the incredible
beauty, delicacy and detail of its French Renaissance design. On a smaller
scale, the new ShadeTree Biltmore reflects these same characteristics. Inspired
by the wood paneling found inside the chateau, the rugged ShadeTree Biltmore
support posts, made of heavy, rust-free aluminum,
are softened in appearance by recessed panels on each side. Near the top of
each panel is a detailed escutcheon, again inspired by the mansion’s interior.
Atop the graduated capital of each pole is a ball finial. |
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The ShadeTree Biltmore is available in a
soft matte-finish, powder coated in your choice of black, bronze, beige or
white. (We can also custom-match any color of your choice.) And a
coordinated canopy fabric can be found in our broad election of outdoor,
designer fabrics by Sunbrella®. The ShadeTree Biltmore is available as a
freestanding unit, as shown in the accompanying photograph, or it can be
attached directly to your home. |
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close ShadeTree Biltmore introductory copy |
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