Looking for a few fresh ideas to update the appearance of your summer patio? These customer patio pergola photos show unique patio designs that extend their living area off their deck or patio. Which is your favorite? We appreciate our customers and love to see the finished work from coast-to-coast! These patio pergola photos represent pergolas from Colorado, Texas, and Massachusetts.
Looking for a midsummer project to spiff up your outdoor living space? Garden arbors, gazebos and pergolas can be used to enhance your patio, deck, or garden area, and come in all sizes to fit any size yard. Smaller designs can be used as a beautiful accent to your flowerbed or vegetable garden, and larger pergolas can often help define a border for your outdoor retreat. Shown here are photos that our customer shared showing varied sizes of pergolas that work beautifully in each unique setting. These were shared for a July 2017 pergola of the month contest. We appreciate our customers and love to see their photos! Garden arbors can be constructed to provide a border to your patio, a cover to provide a little extra shade, or as a centerpiece to...
Sometimes all you want is to take a well-deserved vacation from the realities of everyday life, especially with summer rolling in full swing. Unfortunately, jetting off to a faraway island is something that's not always in the cards, or perhaps not a first choice. Maybe you'd like more familiar surroundings on your time off, or you simply want to stay home and enjoy the new backyard playground you've recently added to your landscape! Oftentimes, the best vacation memories are created right at home. And if you've got an outdoor oasis in your backyard, why go anywhere else? Read on for a few staycation ideas if you're spending those extra days at home sweet home. There are so many ways that you...
It can be difficult trying to find ways to fill your whole backyard with enjoyment, but here are five different ways you can update that bare space and add functionality and fun! Back yards can either be a beautiful hangout for family and friends or an area that induces thoughts of stress due to that one area devoid of any backyard structures. Adding a pergola can create the boundaries of your outdoor oasis. Start with one of these options to really create that backyard retreat you'll look forward to at the end of a long week.
Whether it's warmer weather with climbing A/C bills or cooler temps are here and you're stretching out the days you can spend outside, you're probably looking for a way to extend the life of your patio. If you live where it's a sun-drenched yard year-round, backyard shade covers such as trees, plants and outdoor structures might help cool things off. If sun is streaking directly into your windows during the peak of summer, your house can soak up extra heat and challenge your overworked cooling system. Consider time tested backyard shade ideas such as landscaping with larger trees and shrubs, and adding surrounding structures to help keep your home shaded and cooler this summer. Or create a new backyard shade area with pergola patio cover to use as...
With summer right around the corner, plenty of people are looking for ways to update and upgrade their outdoor spaces that provide a little break from the sun. Our Arizona customer whose photo was chosen by our followers as our April customer of the month shows a fun and functional way to make better use of their back patio area with a patio shade kit. For those of you looking for a DIY project, our pergola kits offer an array of designs, sizes, and can be custom made to your measurements. They add interest to the eye as well as an easy space to decorate. Think hanging flowers and fun spring gardens to work in with the whole family. They also offer a safe shady area for...
Finding shade during these hot summer months is essential if you want to be outdoors but stay cool and avoid sunburn. While this is a general rule in many states coast to coast during July and August, there are definitely places where the sun is more intense and patio covers of various types come in handy for people and pets. If you live in one of the Top 5 Sunniest States listed on Current Results, you may want to stock up on sunscreen and invest in some extra shade to help you enjoy the outdoors this summer.
Gearing up for the latest holiday and looking for some creative patio decorations? A great way to get started is finding a color combo that matches with the season - or the style of your home! Fall oranges, browns, and reds can work year-round as well as red, white, and blue! Whatever your top color choices for patio decorations, deck your home out in as much of your favorites as you'd like!
Trying to make the most of your veranda? A wood arbor kit can be a classic way to accent your outdoor patio space. Creating your dream backyard can often be a challenge if there are space constraints. There are so many choices and design ideas, and yet only so much square footage in your outdoor area. But don't despair! If you live in a downtown area or have a compact space to design and fill, an arbor or a pergola always look amazing and will never go out of style. Add some easy string outdoor lighting, a cooking area, and a patio dining set, and you're ready to entertain!
Landscape design changes can take a weekend or up to several weeks, depending on how elaborate your plans are, and if you're enlisting the help of a contractor. With so many options for design and decor, try working with what you already have, and then work in a few new features gradually to achieve your desired look. Here are a couple ways to change up your backyard's landscaping and still try out trendy new designs. Transplant or plant new. Many people think that once a plant is in the ground it's there until the bitter end. This isn't always true, so do a little research to see what you can transplant. Some varieties can be moved very easily trees and shrubs being the most impactful on your backyard. There are...
