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Backyards with Pergolas, Pavilions & Shade

Shade is what turns a backyard from a view into a place you spend the afternoon. These designs use pergolas, pavilions, gazebos and sails to carve out covered rooms — for dining, for lounging, for a hot tub or a kitchen.

Modern Classic Tropical Mediterranean Modern Farmhouse Mid-Century Modern Coastal English Cottage
Sunlit Backyard Pool Beside Timber Pavilion Weathered Timber Pergola over Gravel Dining Weathered Timber Arbor Along Brick Path
Sunlit Backyard Pool Beside Timber Pavilion Classic backyard Weathered Timber Pergola over Gravel Dining Classic backyard Weathered Timber Arbor Along Brick Path Classic backyard Backyard Play Area with Wooden Treehouse Classic backyard Covered Timber Patio Beside Desert Pool Desert backyard Tan Shade Sail Over Gravel Patio Desert backyard Covered Timber Pavilion Beside Bocce Court Classic backyard Curved Pool Beside Putting Green and Palms Tropical backyard Timber Pavilion and Pool with Movie Screen Classic backyard Timber Pergola Beside Raised Beds and Lawn Classic backyard Modern Lap Pool with Timber Pergola Modern backyard Craftsman Backyard with Turf and Pavers Classic backyard Covered Patio with Cedar Hot Tub Rustic backyard Waterfront Boardwalk Dock and Fire Pit Classic backyard Spacious Lawn with Children's Playhouse Classic backyard Putting Green and Shaded Dining Pergola Modern backyard White Timber Pavilion Over Outdoor Dining Classic backyard Backyard Turf Featuring Playhouse and Trampoline Classic backyard Covered Patio Overlooking Timber Play Set Classic backyard Stone Patio with Dining and Fire Pit Farmhouse backyard Post-and-Beam Patio with Fire Pit and Lawn Mid-century backyard Japanese Garden with Raked Gravel Fire Pit Japanese backyard Covered Timber Patio with Mountain View Mountain backyard Built-In Stucco Bench Beside Fire Pit Mediterranean backyard Sunken Gravel Fire Pit with Wooden Bench Farmhouse backyard Mid-Century Patio with Breeze Block Wall Mid-century backyard Sunlit Pool Beside Covered Fireplace Pavilion Mediterranean backyard Rectangular Pool Beside Timber Shade Pavilion Farmhouse backyard Mid-Century Pool Beside Breeze Block Wall Mid-century backyard Beach House Pool and Covered Pavilion Coastal backyard Stone Cottage Pool with Timber Pavilion Cottage backyard Concrete Plunge Pool Beside Garden Pavilion Japanese backyard Desert Pool with Louvered Shade Pavilion Desert backyard French Country Pool with Shaded Pavilion French-country backyard Tudor Estate Pool with Covered Pavilion Tudor backyard Victorian Garden with Pool and Patterned Tile Victorian backyard Brick Estate Pool with Covered Pavilion Colonial backyard Timber Pavilion Beside Mountain Pool Mountain backyard Sunken Lounge with Stone Fire Pit Mediterranean backyard Circular Sunken Fire Pit with Timber Seating Farmhouse backyard Gravel Fire Pit with Built-In Seating Mid-century backyard Timber Pergola Shading Stone Dining Terrace Mediterranean backyard Weathered Timber Pergola Covering Outdoor Dining Farmhouse backyard Mid-Century Patio with Wooden Pergola Mid-century backyard Beach House Deck with Dining Pergola Coastal backyard Rose-Covered Pergola over Cottage Dining Patio Cottage backyard Zen Dining Deck Sheltered by Pergola Japanese backyard Slatted Pergola over Desert Dining Patio Desert backyard Limestone Patio with Timber Dining Pergola French-country backyard Timber Pergola Over Brick Dining Patio Tudor backyard Wisteria-Covered Pergola Over Victorian Dining Patio Victorian backyard Wisteria Pergola over Bluestone Dining Patio Colonial backyard Timber Pergola Shading Stone Dining Patio Mountain backyard Stone Fire Pit Beside Modern Farmhouse Farmhouse backyard Concrete Patio with Circular Fire Pit Mid-century backyard Japanese Backyard Pavilion with Stone Fire Pit Japanese backyard Timber Deck Veranda Framed by Palms Tropical backyard Vine-Covered Pergola on Timber Deck Tropical backyard Hammock Strung Between Tall Palms Tropical backyard Wood Gazebo Under Oak Canopy Classic backyard

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Backyards with Pergolas, Pavilions & Shade, explained.

Shade is what turns a backyard from a view into a place you spend the afternoon. These designs use pergolas, pavilions, gazebos and sails to carve out covered rooms — for dining, for lounging, for a hot tub or a kitchen.

Look at how each structure relates to the house: attached covers extend the interior, freestanding pavilions create a destination at the far end of the lawn. Save the ones whose scale feels right for your yard.

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