When designing the backyard area of a 1920s Spanish Colonial, Abeer Sweis, design partner at SweisKloss, wanted to blur the line between interior and exterior for a space, adding elements such as a ...

According to a survey, Americans spend 92% of their life inside. So, if you have a backyard, it might be safe to assume, you’re not getting as much use out of it as you could be. Enter: This ...

The first sign of a backyard project often appears when someone walks outside with a measuring tape and starts pacing the ...

Residents say Gerry Braun, the mayor’s director of special projects and a former Union-Tribune columnist, is their go-to person for pergola matters. Neighbor Ross Markowitz said Braun told him it ...

The pergola is one aspect of ancient architecture that remains relevant today. Pergolas date back to ancient Egypt, but the concept itself might have come much earlier. The evolution of pergolas has ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

A pergola kit is a delightful addition to your patio or backyard because these shady structures provide protection from the sun and rain, while also adding a bit of personality to your outdoor space.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The typical cost to build a pergola is between $2,138 and $6,341, and the national average cost is $4,241. Several factors can ...

TurnKey Lawn Care has launched an outdoor living division, adding deck construction and pergola installation to the New Orleans-based company’s service portfolio. The expansion positions the company ...

Regarding “Cash-strapped city to remedy ‘eyesore’ ” (A1, Feb. 15): Let’s rethink our options for spending a half-million dollars of our tax money on rebuilding a pergola. On one hand, we have an old, ...