Some top end units run upwards of $3,000 to $5,0000 or more. Purchasing a pergola can be costly for sure. And all for less than you think! A pergola can bring your landscape to life with all kinds of possibilities. In fact, creating your own incredibly strong and beautiful pergola can be done in a day or a single weekend. Nor does building one require massive DIY skills. Even more, they can double as a great space to grow climbing roses, clematis, grapes and more!īut contrary to popular belief, a pergola doesn’t have to cost a fortune. It can also be the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining or dining. All while adding a whole new level of functionality and dimension to your outdoor space.īesides their intricate beauty, a pergola provides shade, shelter, and a quiet space for relaxing. The timeless look of a pergola compliments any style of landscape. Or a screen porch out back.If you are looking for a great way to add to big interest and function to your home landscape, make this the year you build your very own pergola. It would be pricey to run one across the back, but it's something to save up for. I'm out of ideas, but others can chime in. As for the back, lots of work to be done there. Go to a garden center and have them work up designs for you with appropriate plantings for your area. You have a small, hilly area, so plantings like those and some kind of creeping ground cover for the rest would soften the boxiness of the house and make for easy maintenance instead of grass.
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Notice how the small trees near the house soften the look. It works.) Also check out the landscaping in front of the house shown. (You seem to want to avoid the gray, but that big expanse of gray roof is why someone chose that for the accent color. No shutters for that style house! At some point you might want to add driveway pavers in a mix of brick and other materials or see if you can paint/stain the front driveway like they did on your patio area in back. You could add a brightly painted front door.
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Here's one right on Houzz that has a combination of gray/greige and white trim to coordinate with a gray roof. Best Regards RFĬongratulations on your new house! Agree that a garage would add a lot of value to your house. Until we get the IT on 3DCGI resolved, can you email me as I'd like to have a look at where your planning is at and suggest how we can work together, and talk about programming/fees/timing etc. We're currently working in the UK, Middle East, Asia and also in our backyard, Australia in this way. We can do this by providing a design solution, but more importantly giving you the DIY tools to guide you, assist you, and also bring your project to reality. Most of our interiors projects are at stages just like yours : architecturally resolved, but the client is still wanting to see more of the interiors/finished product. On both of these you'll see the sorts of ideas that we can convey on your behalf to the builder. 3DCGI is the dedicated visualization arm of our architecture and interiors studio which can be viewed at or the reduced iPad friendly version is here - we're in the process moving 3DCGI to a dedicated server. Hi rbcola Most architects offer this service on very large projects, but our point of difference is to offer it on smaller projects also.