Pergola Design Ideas: Attached Pergolas

When attached to a home, deck, doorway, or garage, a pergola can serve as a beautiful element that connects and intrigues.

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Space-Defining Pergola

An attached pergola functions as an extension of the house. It extends the living space into the yard and serves as a graceful transition between outdoors and indoors.

As this pergola illustrates, the suggestion of shelter is sometimes an effective substitute for actual walls and a roof. By defining this patio area, the pergola and planters create the effect of an outdoor room. The overhead framing also provides welcome shade for the large windows.