Why install a backyard pergola?
Building a backyard pergola structure in your backyard is a great way to enhance your outdoor living space. If you want to highlight or define a destination space in your backyard, then you should consider adding a pergola. Pergolas can also provide shelter from the sun and wind. Building a pergola from a kit is a DIY project that most homeowners can tackle.
Pergola kits such as the Merge Outdoors Aluminum Pergola Kits kits are premium pergola structures that can be assembled in a weekend. Merge pergola kits feature powder-coated frames and can include powered ceiling louvers, canvas top, privacy side panels, and more. Plus, the Merge LED Pergola Kits add the elegance of integrated LED lights that are dimmable and can change colors. Both the louvers and LED lights are easily and conveniently controlled by hand-held remote controls.
How Will You Use Your Pergola?
A 10' x 10' pergola is the perfect size for many applications. The pergola you design depends on how you plan to use that space. Here are five pergola applications that cover a wide range of popular activities for family and friends. The common theme in all of these is they create a special space to spend time with family, friends or time on your own.
1. Family Fun Pergolas
Locate your pergola next to a pool, on a deck or in a remote corner of your yard to create a destination for family activities. A pergola next to a pool creates a shady space to retreat from the sun but still be close to the action in the pool (left photo). The black Merge Outdoors Aluminum LED Pergola kit (center bottom photo) features built-in dimmable and color-changing LED lights that add beautiful ambience. You can also anchor your pergola on a deck to provide a shaded gathering area (center top photo). The Wild Hog LINX Steel Pergola Connectors make it easy to assemble a wood frame of your design (right photo). In this case a canvas hammock is mounted to the pergola corner posts, providing a comfortable hangout for family and pets.
2. Outdoor Kitchen
A pergola is the perfect shelter for an outdoor kitchen. Combine a grill, table or countertop and maybe an outdoor-rated refrigerator and you have everything you need to host gourmet dinner parties for friends and family. The Wild Hog LINX Steel Pergola Connectors join wood posts and beams to form an inviting pergola kitchen (left photo), that includes a pellet smoker, griddle, canvas roof, and serving counter. The steel pergola (center photo) features a traditional pitched roof frame. Your grill doesn't necessarily have to be kept inside the pergola. In this case, the grill is just outside a white Merge Outdoors Aluminum Pergola Kit (right photo), leaving more room in the pergola for a dining table.
3. Resort or Spa Pergola
Create a peaceful retreat framed by a pergola. Go with a minimalist decor, leaving your pergola space open for workouts, stretching, or relaxing in a hot tub.
4. Game Day Party Pergola
If you love to entertain and watch the big game with friends, then this is your dream pergola design. Plenty of seating, an outdoor-rated TV, and an outdoor kitchen are the key components to the ultimate game day experience.
A single 10x10 pergola offers plenty of room for a small group (top photo). Placing your grill just outside of the pergola keeps everything you need close at hand. Or, go big and extend a standard 10' x 10' pergola with a a modular extension kit (bottom photo). Add all the extras you want, such as comfortable seating, a TV, a fire pit, LED lights and an outdoor kitchen - even a putting green is possible! The sky’s the limit.
5. Remote Work Pergola
Expand your work setting options. Choose a pergola with built-in power outlets and it can be the perfect place to do remote work, meetings, homework, or just get some fresh air.