Explore these fun backyard pergola ideas with Mid-Atlantic Deck and Fence!
A pergola is a lovely feature for any home. It sits on at least two columns and features an open, slatted roof. You can train climbing plants on it or cover its open roof with a retractable awning or permanent clear panels. No matter if your pergola is open or closed to the sky, there are many ways to make one work well for your backyard in Maryland. Take a look at these five backyard pergola ideas for your home.
Over Your Main Outdoor Living Space
A standard way to use a pergola is to install it over your main outdoor living space. It could be the deck or patio just outside your back door, or it could be on a freestanding deck or patio in your spacious backyard. It’s a great way to make your outdoor space shadier in a good way.
Over a Secondary Outdoor Living Zone
Another way to use it is to install it over a secondary outdoor living area. In this way, you can get a little more creative. You might have a triangular pergola at the corner of your deck, or perhaps a pergola over your fire pit off to the side. The main outdoor space might be completely open to the outdoors, while a secondary area might have a bit more shade.
Over a Walkway
Does your backyard or the side of your house feature a long pathway through the property? If that area gets a lot of hot direct sunlight in the summer, then putting a pergola over it can be a good idea. The more traffic that pathway gets, the nicer it is to have some shade and shelter overhead.
Over a Long Bench
Perhaps your pergola is not one of the wide and long ones, but more like an arch. That kind of pergola would be perfect for the edge of an outdoor area, such as a patio or deck featuring a long, built-in bench.
Over a Hot Tub
Do you have a hot tub, or have you always wanted one for your backyard? Consider adding a pergola over it to shelter it from the hot sun in the summer.
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