Balusters To Brag About

Vineyard Home & Garden - Spring 2000
Unusual Ways To Dress Up Your Deck

If you're looking for an unusual way to dress up you deck, a great option is to install ornate metal deck vertical rails from DecKorators. The Missouri-based company produces spectacular looking maintenance free aluminum balusters that resemble elegant wrought iron and come in a wide variety of designs. They cost about the same as ordinary wooden rails and come in four baked-on stylish colors: black, white, clay, and forest and are guaranteed not to rot.

The product is the brainchild of Ryan Nielsen, Vice President of DecKorators. "I was reading an article in Entrepreneur magazine that said that if you want something to work, you should take an existing idea and change it. I used to build furniture out of wood and steel and I liked designing and the idea of making metal balusters for wooden decks came to me. People deserve to have more options in designing decks." He founded the company in 1998 and its be a great rollercoaster ride for Mr. Nielson and his company ever since. He has had a huge response as he began marketing his product at trade shows around the country. "Our ultimate goal is to have our product sold everywhere 2x2 wood balusters are sold." Mr. Nielson has a deck of his own with black DecKorators balusters where he says he "enjoys relaxing after a hard day of trying to be successful."

By the end of the year his company will be shown on Home and Garden television and Mr. Nielson plans to make a number of how-to videos for consumers and an interactive CD. To begin beautifying your deck with balusters from DecKorators, call them at 1-888-662-DECK or visit the DecKorators website at http://decorators.com.