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Newtown, CT, US 06470-5506 · 16 photos
Deck Ideas that Work by Peter Jeswald
In addition to providing shade, pergolas can also be used to identify space. Along with the level changes and railing, the four posts of this pergola separate the dining area from the rest of the deck.
Photo by: Mark Lohman, Deck Ideas that Work, The Taunton Press
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jmdg wrote:
Anne DeCocco I believe the windows are hanging from chain. Eye hooks (or other hardware) can be screwed into the windows as well as a ceiling piece of timber. The chain is attached to both ends and voila! It's not hard to do it looks great! They're also attached at the bottom for stability and safety. Don't forget that part.
13 months ago · Like
jmdg Thank you!! Such a creative way to gain some privacy. Thank you!
13 months ago · Like
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added by Bud Dietrich, AIA to Book to Know: 'Deck Ideas That Work'
Choosing materials. Are you the type of person who has to have a natural decking material? If so, your options go beyond pressure-treated lumber or cedar. Ipe, cumara, garapa, cambara and bamboo are among the many harvested woods that you can choose from. Try ipe, a sustainable product, if you like the darker, richer look of mahogany. Or use bamboo if you're looking for something that's lighter and also known for its sustainability. Do you have concerns about maintaining the deck over the long term, but want the look and feel of wood? If so, maybe a synthetic material like a wood-plastic composite (WPC) is right for you. When selecting a decking material, Jeswald suggests considering:accoya (radiata pine) for its resistance to rot and insects as well as sustainabilitypressure-treated woods for their long life and low costcedar (white and red), a native materialWPC for its woodlike appearance and low maintenancePVC for its resistance to weather, insects, splintering and fadingcoated WPC for combining the best features of WPC and PVCAnd did you know that there's also aluminum, vinyl and fiberglass decking? These aren't all that common, but they may be just the solution you're looking for.Take field trips to look at decks made of the materials you're considering. And talk to a local decking pro to get some advice on what's available in your market, plus each material's cost and maintenance.
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privacy screen
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Windows in pergola
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awning
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Furniture
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lamps on pergola
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Pergola
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the classic and simple design
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Fake windows look sharp
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Pergola
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beautiful colours and pergola
added by AJ Margulis Interiors to ajschmidt's ideas (6 days ago)
lanterns
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nice
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Pergola and plants along stepdown
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How is this attached to the ground? Note the decorative windows.
added by oldskoolvw to oldskoolvw's ideas (7 days ago)
deck and pergola
added by fjz2110 to cool ideas (7 days ago)
Hanging windows. Cool.
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Pergola white
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Plant idea
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front porch
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Windows and arbour
added by Valeriya Popikhina to outside (11 days ago)
with white roof
added by Kevin Kinsley to kevin_kinsley's ideas (13 days ago)
New project
added by sonsho73 to pergola ideas (13 days ago)
Lights on posts
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pergola
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Pergola & lights on ends
added by 13winter to Patio Ideas (2 weeks ago)
nice treffle
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Lights and pergola.
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pergola
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Pergola
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Pergola with lights and back drop
added by onishani to Landscape Ideas (2 weeks ago)
Amazing, perfect for the house
added by jeff853 to pergola's (2 weeks ago)
several cool things..nice pergola.. hanging frames
added by ccd2012 to Deck (2 weeks ago)
Pergola
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Pergola
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pergola
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pergola
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deck, shade
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Windows
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Thick pergola
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deck
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Overhang
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Perg
added by dpseymour to dpseymour's ideas for outdoors (3 weeks ago)
Lights on the posts and hanging squares
added by bayha to bayha's Ideas (3 weeks ago)
deck color, white accents, blue furniture
added by rchouteau to Exterior Ideas (3 weeks ago)
Pergalot gives shade but need a heating device and ceiling fans for hotter days
added by joanmcd to joanmcd's Ideas (3 weeks ago)
Deck, windows, pergola - sweet!
added by jodiwalkspink to jodiwalkspink's Ideas (3 weeks ago)
White pergola
added by colloroneg1 to OUTDOOR SPACE (3 weeks ago)
THE WHITE COVERING
added by 12trink to 12trink's Ideas (3 weeks ago)
like the lattice overhang
added by mbohio to Patio (3 weeks ago)
Pergola design
added by macarose to macarose's Ideas (3 weeks ago)
Pergola
added by Jenny Royer to jenny_royer's Ideas (3 weeks ago)
bench seating
added by jmaire04 to jmaire04's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Pergola lights
added by karenstegall to karenstegall's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Deck
added by freddylambert to freddylambert’s ideas (4 weeks ago)
hanging windows
added by drewann to drewann's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
seating and roof
added by barbwur to barbwur's ideas (4 weeks ago)
shape
added by 1969missy to Patio Ideas (4 weeks ago)
love the windows
added by Doreen Froese to doreen_froese's ideas (4 weeks ago)
idea for wooden deck w/levels and detached arbor.
added by Artproject to jacek_golonka's ideas (4 weeks ago)
roof
added by peggy2 to Back Yard (4 weeks ago)
fake windows to create cozy space
added by nancyching to nancy ching's ideas (4 weeks ago)
pergola
added by rjb3154 to JenTrav (4 weeks ago)
interesting use of windows for privacy
added by lissasideas to lissasideas's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Lighting on posts
added by cbrind to cbrind's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
On deck
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windows
added by hdlittlejohn to hdlittlejohn's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Hanging windows
added by Aimee Fischer to aimee_fischer's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Pergola
added by garcianj to garcianj's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
White rAiling and grey trex. Yes! Matches the house!
added by lauraknauss to lauraknauss's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Window
added by Group Fox to 215 Chestnut (4 weeks ago)
Led lights on posts?
added by June Musollino to june_musollino's Ideas (4 weeks ago)
Pergola on desk
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Step down deck
added by ericastauff to Exterior Ideas (5 weeks ago)
love the whilte
added by mengxiao to mengxiao's ideas (5 weeks ago)
Arbor style
added by pmw3558 to pmw3558's ideas (5 weeks ago)
Pergola idea
added by tiffanypowell2 to outdoors (5 weeks ago)
Love the hanging windows
added by jilldube to Landscape Ideas (5 weeks ago)
pergola
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top and size of beams
added by cward29 to Landscape Ideas (5 weeks ago)
hanging window frames for privacy
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Like it tall
added by Kevin Couturier to ekc8946's ideas (5 weeks ago)
Pergola
added by cbiel to pergola (5 weeks ago)
railing and hanging windows
added by tarheely to Pergolas (5 weeks ago)
Like the hanging window panes
added by beatyscience to Outside (5 weeks ago)
deck ideas
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Reynolds
added by jennfr to Backyard ideas (5 weeks ago)
Pergola style built into railings
added by deidrebryson to Outdoor landscaping (5 weeks ago)
Interesting alternatives to railings: love the row of zinc bucket an also the hanging window frames as a screening technique
added by tblomstedt to Landscape Ideas (5 weeks ago)
Hanging Windows to give it an indoor feel. Lanterns on posts
added by deediejones to deediejones's ideas (5 weeks ago)
lights, heigth of fence with window panes
added by brejaz to brejaz's Ideas (6 weeks ago)
Great cover for the deck
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Pergola & painted iron furniture
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Deck color
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windows
added by seasandsun to Landscape Ideas (6 weeks ago)
Idea for my deck
added by wfsterling to Landscaping (6 weeks ago)
love this pergola! great shape and function.
added by Jennie Godwin to Roof Deck - Pergolas (6 weeks ago)
Sconces
added by Terri Bieti to terri ideas (6 weeks ago)
idea For moms house
added by stellanova to Exterior Ideas (6 weeks ago)
The roof line
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arbor
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pergola
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Deck
added by gilliancatena to Garden (6 weeks ago)
White Pergola?
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Invermere deck - pergola
added by ciruvaleta to Backyard (7 weeks ago)
the hanging windows, bood deck and the pergola
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pergula
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bench incorporated
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Mom'sdeck
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pergola on deck and window frames
added by Laurie Wagenheim to outdoor/landscape (7 weeks ago)
Pergola
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top, like the pairing of the larger boards, this might look cool
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awesome eck
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the Windows
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Hanging windows..a terns
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Patio
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Trellis over deck
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white
added by 19susan50 to Belmeade (7 weeks ago)
Hanging windows
added by laalton to laalton's ideas (7 weeks ago)
Sconces on pergola
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Pergula and hanging window frames
added by lupitta to lupitta's Ideas (8 weeks ago)
Asi quiero mi techo
added by Shelley DeLuna to shelley_deluna's ideas (8 weeks ago)
Love the awning. Would be better stained.
added by rockrobstr to rockrobstr's Ideas (8 weeks ago)
We could do this
added by ang_7394 to Barn House Patio (8 weeks ago)
patio
added by pattijohnso to pattijohnso's ideas (8 weeks ago)
potted plants
added by oldponies to Deck and pergola ideas (8 weeks ago)
Like the ends of the pergola beams and the flower pots along the open edge of the deck
added by Richard Schwab to richard_schwab's Ideas (8 weeks ago)
Trestle
added by ladytenor to deck (8 weeks ago)
Run pergola beyond edge of frame for more shade, windows are cute, maybe frosted to cut glare from the west.
added by jmreagan to jmreagan's basement ideas (8 weeks ago)
White
added by rebecca184 to deck dreams (8 weeks ago)
windows!!!
added by stormo1 to Exterior Ideas (8 weeks ago)
windows
added by qtcorona1959 to qtcorona1959's Ideas (8 weeks ago)
The whole deck
added by o_villaflor to o_villaflor's ideas (8 weeks ago)
everything
added by jackie3221 to jackie3221's ideas (8 weeks ago)
Patio back
added by cdjsmith to bedrooms (8 weeks ago)
Trellis
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lights on beams
added by Holly Hume to landscaping (9 weeks ago)
hanging windows to provide more shade. need to secure& use stainedglass
added by mary_h to mary_h's ideas (9 weeks ago)
love the windows and a barrier
added by jrcollins83 to Outside Living (9 weeks ago)
Love the materials of the deck and the pergola.
added by llh2626lh to llh2626lh's ideas (2 months ago)
Ok, playing with this app. This is kind of what we are thinking. I will take pictures of my yard and the metal arbor at a neighbors.
added by Giovanna Perna to giovanna_perna's Ideas (2 months ago)
Très "nautique"
added by jnmccormick to leslie (2 months ago)
Detail
added by Mabel Lawton to Patio Ideas (2 months ago)
love the deck material, built in bench and shade cover
added by marcierather to Pergola (2 months ago)
Like the lanterns on the side
Truss detail
added by willjeoh2 to willjeoh2's Ideas (2 months ago)
Simple clean lines
added by macadoodle911 to Deck Ideas (2 months ago)
Pergola
added by amiptc to Decks (2 months ago)
Hanging "windows"
added by robertdlee to robertdlee's ideas (2 months ago)
railing
added by ernestob to ernestob's backyard (2 months ago)
white coverage to match house?
added by collzy to collzy's ideas (2 months ago)
deck
added by Jemma Jack to jemma_jack's ideas (2 months ago)
lights
added by soartow to soartow's ideas (2 months ago)
windows hanging at the edge of the trellis
added by alexgromain to landscaping (2 months ago)
what type of material is this?
added by libkev to libkev's ideas (2 months ago)
Overhead beams allow for hanging lights or lanterns to create welcoming space.
added by dnorthrup12 to dnorthrup12's Ideas (2 months ago)
Pergola
added by Jeannie Joyner to coastal ideas (2 months ago)
gazebo
added by Reuben Ganaway to reuben_ganaway's ideas (2 months ago)
add it to existing
added by heidikrincevski to Back garden (2 months ago)
Clever use of "windows" and railings
added by lyndonw to lyndonw's Ideas (2 months ago)
Pergola
added by chelefoster to chelefoster's Ideas (2 months ago)
One last end design option
added by coveymom to pergolas (2 months ago)
Perga
added by dfeken to dfeken's Ideas (2 months ago)
This is it!
added by pnjie to pnjie's Ideas (2 months ago)
Porgula
added by Mike Woerner to mike_woerner8441's ideas (2 months ago)
carved ends
added by whitetribe to decks (2 months ago)
pergola
added by keeler14d to backyard (2 months ago)
lights and window panes
added by kyo07 to kyo07's ideas (2 months ago)
All white
added by 20shipley to 20shipley's ideas (2 months ago)
deck
added by Scott Chapman to Pergola (2 months ago)
Hanging Windows
added by meldingw to meldingw's ideas (2 months ago)
great screen cover from the road side
added by jmatteo14 to Patio (2 months ago)
lover pergola with window frames/bench side. pots outlining other space. centered table
added by ann3706 to ann3706's ideas (2 months ago)
Pergola
added by Barnett Construction to pergolas (2 months ago)
the hanging windows are cool
added by laffsa to laffsa's Ideas (2 months ago)
Lights on pergola
added by xxkristaxx to Patio (2 months ago)
Windows
added by Simon Dumanon to simon_dumanon's ideas (2 months ago)
THE FLYING RAILINGS....
added by henry_rosser to henry_rosser's Ideas (3 months ago)
Ok
added by ckprice to Backyard (3 months ago)
windows on ends of pergola
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pergola
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hanging window
added by billcooper2006 to billcooper2006's ideas (3 months ago)
White pergola on painted wood deck, plentiful seating, enclosed cozy space, window pane "wall" for feeling of enclosure and privacy. Cute.
added by organfamily to deck (3 months ago)
Cover
added by Jareth Montoya to jareth's ideas (3 months ago)
ramada
added by lhollinsworth to lhollinsworth's ideas (3 months ago)
Love this deck. Love the hanging windows too
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PERGOLA
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pergola
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Deck
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pergola1
added by LF to landscape (3 months ago)
pergola
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lights on columns
added by lbpearl to lbpearl's ideas (3 months ago)
pergola idea for pool deck
added by Deborah Collins-Bush to webuser_907376's ideas (3 months ago)
the 2x6 design
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covered deck
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plants
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stained glass windows
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Love!!!
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hanging windows
added by lesliejwyatt to Pergola (3 months ago)
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