So, with 7 kids, we are finding it more and more difficult to fit everyone together comfortably for outdoor meals (one of our favorite family activities), especially when we have guests joining us. We used to have a little 6 person glass outdoor table sitting down on some concrete in the back yard with an umbrella since it is a sunny location. It just wasn't functional for us anymore. Then, we came across some outdoor tables at Home Depot on sale that would be the perfect size for all of us if we bought two of them and benches and chairs to match, so we snatched them up. But we wanted to be able to use them end to end as one really long table when we have guests or side by side as one big square table when it is just our family, which presented challenges when using umbrellas for shade. So, we thought, "this would be a really nice spot for a pergola!" But, the prefab pergolas just weren't very exciting. So, I found a Pergola manufacturer that was willing to do custom orders and I designed this pergola for the concrete slab to fit over our new table set-up. My husband ordered some wisteria to grow on it that should be here in a few days. Meanwhile, the parts were sent out for the pergola I designed but some were missing. I have assembled it so far and am still waiting on the missing parts. I've had to do some fandangling and jerryrigging and had to drill some new holes to correct some problems with the prefabrication (no project goes perfectly the first time around), but it is coming together nicely and is so beautiful. I am waiting for the missing parts to be delivered before I anchor it to the concrete so the posts are not perfectly plumb in these pictures, but they will be once I get everything anchored. It is redwood with a dark mission stain and just gorgeous! I CANNOT wait until the missing pieces show up so I can finish this project and start using the space! So exciting!
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