Summer continues, but many of the holiday and the sea was left behind and rest from household chores more often in the territory of the site. The owner of a country house in the photo below was an old gazebo-pergola, remaining from the previous owners. It was planned that in a few years it will wrap around the vines which will give thick shade and make this small courtyard with barbecue in great resort.
But enjoy the summer like now, so was found an elegant and economical way out of the situation: pinstripe awning on the roof of the gazebo. Bought the awning fabric was wide enough, and that it is less buffeted by the wind, the pieces were cut lengthwise into equal parts. I've got four stripes. To hem the edges on the sewing machine took half an hour. And for mounting strips of the tent to the gazebo they added the grommets.
Then the bands were just threaded through the slats of the pergola and through eyelets fastened with screws. Thus, at the end of season tent can be easily removed and put in storage. It is clear that for year-round use, this gazebo is not suitable.
Then it was made light: the ceiling of the letter W was attached to the garland with lights.
A couple of hours of work, and now the gazebo not only gives the shadow: a sense of the seaside restaurant, which is so pleasant to laze around. Night this feeling is.
As we can see on the roof of the gazebo you can add another two strips of the tent, and then it would be closed completely. But that thing in the left corner, covered with green tarpaulin is a barbecue. For the purposes of fire safety it was left open. published
Source: www.forumhouse.ru/articles/garden/6825