Outdoor pergolas and gazebos will increase the value of your home while at the same time increasing your overall living space of your home.  While hundreds of thousands of people will be spending their summer at home this year due to financial restraints, it is also really important to enjoy your summer and what better way to do that than to make your outdoor living space more enjoyable for a fraction of the money you would expect to pay.

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For many people who already have a patio or deck, the idea of closing off a section of this outdoor space with screens to make a shaded or protected area means that during the heat of the day or at sunset when insects can be a problem, your outdoor living space is far more functional.  Wooden gazebos can be expensive, but their less costly alternatives such as pop up gazebos or aluminum awnings will offer canopy shade without breaking the bank.

You may decide to include some outdoor furniture in your screened room and by including such accents on your patio structures, it will feel much more luxurious. If you have a little diy experience you may decide to invest in one of the numerous garden kits such as a diy pergola or gazebo kit.  They are extremely cost effective in that you don’t have to cut the wood yourself relieving some of the stress of a build, but even with just rudimentary diy experience, you can easily set up one of the wooden designs that are so popular.

Outdoor gazebos come in such a wide variety of sizes, shapes and materials that you are sure to find the right design for you and your garden.  For some ideas of what you can achieve, take a look at our pergola gallery.