Pergola roof ideas: Style and design 1. Get cozy by adding a swing seat One of the best things about a pergola with a roof is you can attach things to it. Depending on how much space you’re working ...

This design will also save you massive electricity bills in the long run. The downside of using solar on a pergola roof is that you might have to go for a slightly slanting design.

Alternatively, the pergola can be fitted with LED lights in the columns or profiles. A multifunctional design beam can also be fitted with heating elements and speakers.

1. Cover a Pergola With Vines There is a lot of choice where pergola ideas are concerned, but whatever material you choose for the structure, creating shade with scented climbing plants is a ...

If you love the openness of a pergola but you're worried about tree debris and weather damage, check out this idea from @abibenford. They installed glass panels rec ...

Pergolas are nothing new under the sun. In fact, they’re probably the earliest element of garden design. An Egyptian garden plan from 1400 BC includes a pergola.

As a home construction project, a pergola seemed less intimidating than a covered patio, so Tim Roberts built this 8 x 12–foot beauty in his Oklahoma backyard. He found that the construction was ...

Minimalist Pergola House has an open trellis roof that unifies indoors and out Homes Design Architecture Homes 02/19/2015 under Homes by Lori Zimmer ...

The issue is I have only a tiny strip of ground to work with, and the pergola needs to be more like a fence than a table with four legs, if that makes sense. Can you offer any ideas about how to ...

I gave lots of thought to the simple rafter tails in my pergola how-to article in PM's May 2009 issue. That one's a swooping semicircle combined with a miter cut.