FifthroomMarkets.com challenges participants to submit a photo of their outdoor space and a wish list of Fifthroom Markets products to make it complete.

Pittsburgh, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/14/2011 -- As spring begins to blossom, online retailer Fifthroom Markets is helping homeowners create their own Outdoor Fifthroom. An Outdoor Fifthroom is a vacation destination at home in the backyard. Fifthroom Markets has all of the patio furniture and garden structures homeowners need to create enviable outdoor living spaces, or Outdoor Fifthrooms.

The contest requires submitters to upload a current photo of their porch, patio, deck or outdoor space. Then, contestants find the patio furniture or backyard structures they would use to make it over into a beautiful, functional Outdoor Fifthroom. Using the photo caption box to talk about the products they chose and why they chose them, contestants can create a true design scheme and decorating plan to share with their family and friends.

The contest is open to all fans of the Fifthroom Markets fan page, and the contest is receiving submissions until Thursday, April 21. The following day, on Friday, April 22, all approved submissions will open for voting. Anyone can vote for their favorite Outdoor Fifthroom plan, as well as share the contest to encourage others to vote.

The contestant with the most votes on Tuesday, May 3rd wins a $1,000 gift card to Fifthroom Markets. The first runner up will with a $100 gift card, and the second runner up will win a $50 gift card.

"We wanted to give contestants a chance to really show their design ideas," said Hazel Jennings, editorial manager at Fifthroom Markets and the coordinator of the photo contest. "We didn't want to reward someone for simply having the most lavishly decorated patio or even the saddest deck. We also didn't want to simply give away an outdoor furniture set as the grand prize, for fear that it wouldn't be exactly what the homeowner wanted."

"We created this contest to serve the contestants perfectly." Jennings said, "To help a homeowner purchase the perfect patio furniture that they picked out for their unique Outdoor Fifthroom."

"Great ideas deserve great rewards," added Reid Bandremer, marketing director at Fifthroom Markets. "This isn't just a contest of who deserves it most, but of who can create the most successful Outdoor Fifthroom from what they already have and what we have to offer."

Contestants can visit the Fifthroom Markets Facebook fan page at http://www.Facebook.com/FifthroomMrkts to enter a shot of their outdoor space as it is today, as well as a list of Fifthroom Markets patio furniture and backyard structures that would make it perfect.

"We hope that everyone has fun exercising their inner designer and shopping for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card," said Jennings.

As spring begins to blossom, online retailer Fifthroom Markets is helping homeowners create their own Outdoor Fifthroom. An Outdoor Fifthroom is a vacation destination at home in the backyard. Fifthroom Markets has all of the patio furniture and garden structures homeowners need to create enviable outdoor living spaces, or Outdoor Fifthrooms.

The contest requires submitters to upload a current photo of their porch, patio, deck or outdoor space. Then, contestants find the patio furniture or backyard structures they would use to make it over into a beautiful, functional Outdoor Fifthroom. Using the photo caption box to talk about the products they chose and why they chose them, contestants can create a true design scheme and decorating plan to share with their family and friends.

The contest is open to all fans of the Fifthroom Markets fan page, and the contest is receiving submissions until Thursday, April 21. The following day, on Friday, April 22, all approved submissions will open for voting. Anyone can vote for their favorite Outdoor Fifthroom plan, as well as share the contest to encourage others to vote.

The contestant with the most votes on Tuesday, May 3rd wins a $1,000 gift card to Fifthroom Markets. The first runner up will with a $100 gift card, and the second runner up will win a $50 gift card.

"We wanted to give contestants a chance to really show their design ideas," said Hazel Jennings, editorial manager at Fifthroom Markets and the coordinator of the photo contest. "We didn't want to reward someone for simply having the most lavishly decorated patio or even the saddest deck. We also didn't want to simply give away an outdoor furniture set as the grand prize, for fear that it wouldn't be exactly what the homeowner wanted."

"We created this contest to serve the contestants perfectly." Jennings said, "To help a homeowner purchase the perfect patio furniture that they picked out for their unique Outdoor Fifthroom."

"Great ideas deserve great rewards," added Reid Bandremer, marketing director at Fifthroom Markets. "This isn't just a contest of who deserves it most, but of who can create the most successful Outdoor Fifthroom from what they already have and what we have to offer."

Contestants can visit the Fifthroom Markets Facebook fan page at http://www.Facebook.com/FifthroomMrkts to enter a shot of their outdoor space as it is today, as well as a list of Fifthroom Markets patio furniture and backyard structures that would make it perfect.

"We hope that everyone has fun exercising their inner designer and shopping for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card," said Jennings.

About Fifthroom Markets
Fifthroom Markets is an online marketplace focused on home, garden and leisure shopping. Specializing in outdoor furniture, garden structure designs and attractive home storage, FifthroomMarkets uses a state of the art infrastructure to operate five specialty shops that work together with one customer-centric philosophy, one easy shopping cart and one secure check-out process.

FifthroomLiving.com Corporate Contact: Hazel Jennings, 724.444.5300

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FifthroomLiving.com bloggers offer valuable insight on outdoor and indoor living décor, news and trends.

Pittsburgh, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/07/2011 -- From outdoor design styles to gardening secrets to the latest in decor trends, a ground-breaking blog, FifthroomLiving.com, is set to deliver insight and information via a multi-author blog. Scheduled to launch packed with recognized social professionals in conjunction with the latest e-commerce marketplace, FifthroomMarkets.com, FifthroomLiving.com will be a must read for anyone interested in decorating or defining their living spaces.

"FifthroomMarkets.com has been created as an online marketplace with five specialty shop sites featuring products for home, garden and family living," said owner and founder Tim McTighe. As a highly successful online retailing veteran, McTighe has joined five of his most prosperous online retail sites to operate under the FifthroomMarkets.com holding site.

"We knew that with the new online marketplace, we wanted to start a new blog," said editorial manager Hazel Jennings. "But, we wanted our blog to be a resource that helped shoppers find practical advice on creating comfortably beautiful homes and gardens for their families."

Jennings took to social media to find five authors for the FifthroomLiving.com blog that were already respected experts in their fields. "We wanted to use authorities that would offer our readers an exclusive viewpoint when it came to home design and outdoor decor," said Jennings.

Included in the lineup is Jenny Peterson, a garden and landscaping expert and the owner of J. Peterson Garden Design. Peterson has found success blogging about all garden-related products and activities.

Blogging from her business in California, Marcia Blake, owner of Outdoor Interiors, will capture the latest buzz surrounding interior decor trends and the outdoor room phenomenon.

Sonja Hall is an experienced writer with editorial credits at Dwell Magazine and several furniture designer resource publications.

As a world traveler and cross country bicycler, she will bring her unique international viewpoint on home and design.

An interior design expert, Wendy Hyde, currently is heading the ShabbyNest.com blog and a contributor to the interior design resource, Houzz.com. She will provide real and practical advice on the furnishings, fabrics and function of interiors.

Author of over 20 quilt pattern books and host of a weekly radio show on crafting, Pat Sloan, quilter, author and crafting celebrity, will round out the FifthroomLiving.com blogger lineup. As an expert on coloration, Pat also has her own signature line of fabrics.

"We wanted our blog to give readers valuable articles full of actionable advice. The best way to do that was to work with some of the best bloggers in the industry," Jennings concluded. "I can't wait for everyone to get involved!"

To augment their regular contributors, FifthroomLiving.com will also host guest bloggers and connect with home and garden publications across the country. For more information about FifhtroomLiving.com, visit the website.

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With a state of the art infrastructure, FifthroomMarkets.com enables five dynamic sites to join into an upscale online specialty shop marketplace.

Pittsburgh, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/23/2011 -- With the launch of FifthroomMarkets.com, online retailing veteran Tim McTighe and his Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based e-commerce technology team have created the structure for the latest initiative in consumer online marketplaces. By harnessing years of successful e-retailing and the collective expertise of its team of project advisors, FifthroomMarkets.com features five specialty shops that work together as a high quality market district. Providing guidance in specific areas of expertise, these shops will operate under one holding site and benefit from centralized customer service and order fulfillment.

"We believe that the online shopping experience has reached a point that it has to move beyond just clicks and carts," said Tim McTighe, owner of FifthroomMarkets and numerous successful internet based retail sites including CedarStore.com. "We want to create a total experience that incorporates a unique, high-end and specialized shopping experience. FifthroomMarkets.com has been created as an online marketplace with shop sites featuring products for home, garden and family living." While drawing upon the small town marketplace concept, FifthroomMarkets incorporates 21st century capabilities with a depth of products. "We are poised to create dedicated specialty shop experiences through individualized sites with the benefit of proven customer service features across all six websites," said McTighe.

Within FifthroomMarkets.com, specialty shops will include outdoor furniture and backyard structures, as well as indoor furniture and attractive home storage pieces. Accessing the over 6,000 skus can be done on FifthroomMarkets.com or through their individual specialty shop sites. "We want our customers to shop the way they love to shop," said FifthroomMarkets' editorial manager, Hazel Jennings. "They will be able to browse everything at once, like they are perusing a large department store, or narrow their focus to a specialized boutique, as if they were shopping downtown."

The vast majority of FifthroomMarkets.com's products are manufactured in the United States and many of them in the company's backyard by Western Pennsylvania artisans. With their administrative offices and warehouses all operated in the United States, FifthroomMarkets.com hopes to attract customers searching for American-made designs.

As a part of FifthroomMarkets.com's launch, a complementary forward-thinking blog will be added. Five well-known bloggers in the areas of outdoor living, home furnishing trends and artistry will be featured within FifthroomLiving.com. The blog will offer information and insight into products and trends to assist homeowners in creating unique and personalized living spaces.

For more information about FifthroomMarkets.com, visit the site.

About FifthroomMarkets.com
FifthroomMarkets.com is an online marketplace for home, garden and family living products. Five specialty shops work together as a high quality market district by providing guidance in each area of expertise, while operating under one roof, with one customer-centric philosophy and one easy check- out.

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