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No. 92 Pergolas · Modern Farmhouse

Timber Pergola with Glowing String Lights

A rustic timber pergola hung with string lights and lanterns shades a stone dining terrace beside a lawn facing a white board-and-batten home with black windows and a metal roof.

Design notes

Modern farmhouse design keeps things honest: white board-and-batten or painted brick, black-framed windows and doors, standing-seam metal roofs, cedar posts and beams. Outside, that means gravel and bluestone rather than fancy paving, a big lawn, raised beds, a porch or pavilion with a fan, and simple furniture in black or natural wood. Lighting is gooseneck barn lights and warm string lights, never anything glossy.

What to look for

  • Clearance under the beams — 8 to 10 feet feels right
  • Slat spacing and orientation against the afternoon sun
  • Posts placed outside the furniture, never through it
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