Pergola Shade: Pratical Solutions for Every Outdoor Space
For those of you just starting to look at pergolas as an outdoor living accessory, you may be shocked to learn they don’t really provide much shade and they certainly don’t protect from rain. It leads one to wonder why they exist at all then. Perhaps a little history is in order to shed light on the origins of the pergola and its evolution to the pergola shades you see in backyards now.Read…
How to Plan Your Outdoor Living Space: The Ultimate Guide
We talk a lot about pergolas and retractable canopies and the benefits they offer the outdoor living enthusiast. However, the process that brings one to the point of actually planning a pergola with a retractable canopy has usually started long before, when the word pergola was an unfamiliar one, and the grim reality of sitting uncomfortably on a deck or patio, putting the antiperspirant to the…
ShadeFX Retractable Canopies Protect from Sun and Rain
If you ever had your finger pinched by a door handle, or squinted to see the right knob setting on an appliance, or struggled to get dead batteries out of a remote control, then you have been a victim of bad design. It happens to all of us, and we wish everyday items could be easier to live with; designed better. Good design makes life easier. And, designing your outdoor living space is a great…