Top five party-ready pergola tips to get your patio and pergola ready for a New Year's celebration are centered around making one of your favorite spaces your go-to spot before the ball drops at midnight. Courtesy of our fabulous customers, we've gathered a couple photos taken in warm and cold climates, so even if your temps might be inching toward (or below) freezing you can still enjoy time under your pergola!
Pergolas can be enjoyed 12 months out of the year if you live in a warmer climate like Florida without a lot of add-ons. But if you live in a climate that sees colder temps, you could consider placing it over a hot tub. Examples of customer pergolas shown here offer designs for year-round enjoyment, including a Florida pergola, a Michigan pergola, a Pennsylvania pergola, and a Nebraska pergola. Related Topics: When's the Best Season to Complete Your Patio Design?
You've got your patio planned, and materials chosen, and the project almost complete. Last feature of your patio design you'd like is a patio cover for your dining area. One customer incorporated this into their design by adding a cedar attached pergola to off the doorway that exits to their backyard patio. This design allowed for a little extra space on the end nearest the grill. This particular pergola is a Big Kahuna attached pergola kit made out of cedar. This design also incorporates another sitting area around an outdoor firepit. Fire features are another favorite design element that you can add to extend the use of your patio well into the cooler months. Outdoor fireplaces range from a DIY fire pit you can build out of leftover pavers from...
Followers love to see the unique features our customers have added around their Pergola Depot pergola design, including landscaping, lighting, and furniture. If you've got a few photos of your Pergola Depot pergola and unique landscaping, submit pictures that show your design today. How? Take a couple photos of your Pergola Depot pergola during any point of your pergola build. Send your pergola pictures to us via email or Facebook. Add a note with the photo including Pergola Depot pergola design model (Big Kahuna, Fedora, Brim, Sombrero, Visor), and the state where your pergola was assembled. Share
Hosting Thanksgiving this year and in search of some outdoor dining tips? If you live where it's warm enough to entertain on your patio (or you're braving the cooler temps), a couple quick tips to consider: Keep it simple and make a buffet table inside to keep the food warm; Use small side tables for appetizers and desserts; Prep sides and bake desserts a day early; Assign the jobs of greeter and turkey carver to a family member to lessen the pressure in the moments before dinner is served. If it's not toasty warm outdoors for serving the feast, you can use your outdoor room as an extra gathering spot for guests to retreat from the hustle and bustle of the kitchen! Decorations? A few simple ways (from DigsDigs) to add those
Our customers located in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Texas provided a showcase of our Big Kahuna freestanding pergola and our Big Kahuna attached pergola. Photos offer ideas on how to design your outdoor patio as well as placement of a patio pergola. Examples shown are a variety here of customers' wood pergola kits in pine and cedar, attached and freestanding. Thank you to our valued customers for submitting their fabulous photos of their pergola projects coast to coast! Related topics: How to Transform Your Patio with a Wall Mounted Pergola
Our South Dakota pergola customer was a favorite photo by our blog followers, who shared photos of their custom Fedora Pergola Kit. They also added paver bases and wall which added a nice touch to this South Dakota pergola design! We welcome photos of Pergola Depot pergola projects from states coast to coast.
We thank our valued pergola customers that stretch from Idaho to New York for submitting their pergola photos. These represent outdoor retreat projects that incorporate a custom Fedora Pergola Kit, a freestanding pine Big Kahuna pergola kit, and freestanding cedar Big Kahuna pergola kits. One has added a coat of stain to add a little extra color to their backyard patio cover. Many of the photos shown on our Facebook page are also from other valued pergola customers. It's fun to see pergola photos from any point during your outdoor retreat project!
Turn your space into a warm and modern looking outdoor area that welcomes your visitors to enjoy the autumn weather. This article on HGTV.com gives a few good fall party tips to consider when you're planning your outdoor gathering. Sometimes, all that your existing space needs is a little color by adding comfortable throw pillows to your deck or patio seating. Or, if you're looking to create a larger area for entertaining, you could extend your patio by adding an attached pergola, or incorporating a freestanding pergola in to your design that offers a lot of coverage. Then add outdoor furniture, a fire pit, or a more elaborate outdoor cooking area. Party tips for fall gatherings vary by location, so consider your fall climate when making your plans. The possibilities...
If you live in Virginia and would like to build a pine or cedar pergola to complete your backyard retreat, look no further than Pergola Depot. We have many different styles, and over 90 different sizes to choose from. We sell pergola kits in all 95 counties and cities in The Old Dominion State such as Alexandria, Centreville, Charlottesville, Farmville, Richmond, Rocky Mount, and Waynesboro. A happy customer from Augusta County sent us a note and photos of their pergola: "Here are some photos of how our patio turned out. We have enjoyed it for 5 years and it is such a relaxing added area for our home! Thanks again for a great product that keeps on giving us many hours of enjoyment each year!"
