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5 Ways to Enjoy a Pergola
Bruno Gagnon • January 1, 2020
Our backyards can be beautiful and there is no better way to enjoy that beautiful yard than with a comfortable place to relax while viewing the landscape.
Comfort is important as well as style to compliment the scenery and what better place to have somewhere to relax than under an attractive, professionally-built pergola.
What is a Pergola?
A pergola is a structure added to the outside of a home that offers partial coverage from the elements while remaining open so one can still admire and enjoy the outdoor setting. There are many types of pergolas and many ways in which having one can enhance their outdoor enjoyment. The following are five of many ways a pergola can help you enjoy your outside living space:
1. Dining and Entertainment: When the weather is right and the company is good, a well-cooked meal outdoors adds a sense of warmth and togetherness that seems different than even the nicest indoor setting. You may include torches, a fireplace, or other things added to this space that will allow the enhancement of social gatherings. Perhaps even a few good friends and a nice bottle of wine are all that’s needed to create the ultimate outdoor evening.
2. Relaxing: Sometimes it just feels better to curl up with a book or a cup of coffee or tea outside, rather than inside. You can bring home-living and nature together by enjoying your favorite relaxing activities beneath the shelter of a nice pergola.
3. Cooking: There is an ambiance to an outdoor-cooked meal that cannot be achieved on a regular stove top or in an oven. Having a nice grill offers many different flavorful meal options and is fun for the cook when entertaining friends and family. Who wants to be cast off to the indoor kitchen when all the guests are enjoying the outdoors? Having a kitchen area under a pergolas is also very handy for hot days when you don’t want to overheat the indoors by cooking in the kitchen.
4. Extended Living Space: Does it sometimes feel like your home could use another room but you are short on ideas? Maybe you’re just bored with your indoor living space. Adding a pergola will not only expand your home, it will add more appeal to it. You can have the best of the outdoors and the indoors in one setting, merging yard and home to create a kind of living space on another level.
5. Property Value: A professionally-built and well-maintained pergola will add value to your property. Even if you do not intend to sell, it’s nice to know that our homes can increase in value just with simple and elegant add-ons.
Pergolas create highly aesthetic, airy, and inviting outdoor spaces to cook, dine, or just relax in. Warm evenings in the pergola are especially lovely when soft lighting is available. This creates a wonderful ambiance to enhance every mood. Specially selected lighting also adds to the beauty of the pergola. There are numerous pergola lighting ideas to suit every taste. Here is a pick of the top five: Hanging Lights These can be either simple or elaborate light fixtures. The hanging lights can be large, and hang over an outdoor dining table in the pergola. Smaller light fixtures may be used…
We may specialize in Pergolas, however we also take on other types of projects. Such as fireplaces, and outdoor entertainment areas. Contact us and let us work together to complete the projects you’ve always dreamed of! Take a look at some of our past projects in the gallery section to see what other kinds of projects we have completed in the past.
We live in a world and age where everybody wants to have a perfect-looking garden that stands out in the neighborhood. This is where wood pergolas come in, enabling homeowners to transform their gardens into secret havens. A wooden pergola can provide shelter, shade, and a place of solitude, while also improving your property value and curb appeal. This beautiful, natural-looking structure is also amazing at greening up your garden or patio area.
Builders deliver different standards and styles of pergolas at varying costs. Selecting the right pergola builder ensures you work with the best team. Only then can you have a pergola that perfectly complements your home’s architecture, and satisfies your requirements. Additionally, a good pergola builder will stay on budget, without cutting corners or delivering substandard work. Be prepared An idea of the design of the pergola should be determined before selecting a builder, but it is not completely necessary. This can be done by comparing various designs in catalogs or online. The pergola should fit your every need as much
The choice of building material is very important when construction. Although several options are available, none can match the qualities of wood. Houses, pergolas, decks, patios, and walkways have traditionally been built from wood. Timber from yellow pine, cypress, and cedar are the best choice for pergolas. Building a pergola from wood is preferable for the following reasons:
They are easy to maintain and can withstand the summer heat or harsh, beach-side climates, whether you are in sunny Florida or the Caribbean. If you have a pergola and are planning on sprucing it up a little bit for an outdoor occasion such as brunch or an outdoor cocktail party, here are a few ideas to get you started.
The setting that a pergola creates is perfect for relaxing or entertaining guests, especially in the warmer climates of the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean Islands.
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