Outdoor Patio Ideas – Stepping-Up the Bar Shed

Bar sheds are all the rage in outdoor patio ideas. But sweating it out in a shack with a beer in-hand may be a bit overrated. Luckily, you can still have your beer – and drink it too – in place with an added shot of style and comfort, turning your outdoor living space into the neighborhood’s new favorite Friday night hot spot.

Raise Your Glass to a Winning Outdoor Bar Design

·         Cheers to Elbow Room
Size is integral to the design of an outdoor bar area. A tiny nook won’t give you enough space to pour drinks and serve friends. Consider how many people you’ll regularly attend, alongside suitable seating. Are space-saving stools best? Or comfy and communal booth-style options? Can you extend seating to the open lawn?

·         Avoiding Location Hangovers
Bars are meant for laughter, conversation and the occasional singalong. Avoiding proximity to children’s rooms and cranky neighbors is key to good bar feng-shui.

·         Happy Hour Power
Unless you’re going to go ice bucket and cooler-style, chances are you’re going to need added electrical to power your mini-fridge, blender, and that coveted outdoor flat screen and speaker setup. Depending on your home, this may need to be trenched in in advance.

·         Preventing Watered-Down Drinks
No matter where your bar is located, you’ll need shelter to get the party started – and keep it going all year long. Arcadia pergolas have you covered. Dial-in the comfort to let the sun shine in on your party, or keep rain out of your rum with this customizable pergola’s unique interlocking, 170-degree adjustable louvered roof design. Motorized, sliding screens keep bugs out of your beer, and convenient, pre-programmable iLouver app-driven operation with optional rain-sensing technology ensure no drunk-dialing.

·         Beer Goggles: Outfitting Your Bar
Décor is key to outdoor bar ambiance. Do you want to go dive bar-style with your license plate collection? Tiki bar with bright Polynesian flair? Classic Irish pub? Sports bar motif complete with flat screen? High-class lounge with outdoor fireplace? Options are nearly as limitless as personalities.

·         BYOB
Adding alcohol, and securely storing it, may turn out to be the most expensive part of your backyard bar. Once word gets out, you may become popular with the neighbors. Safely store and secure spirits via purchased or custom cabinetry. And don’t forget the bottle opener centerpiece.

An amazing backyard bar is worth the investment. After all, as Ben Franklin once said, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ready to ‘take a shot’ at a more exciting, entertaining outdoor living experience? Stumble your way through with the help of Denver Pergola Systems today.

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Arcadia Pergolas Vs Other Pergola Systems

How Do Arcadia Pergolas Stack-Up Against the Competition?
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery – and Arcadia aluminum louvered pergolas are no exception. Impersonators are coming out of the woodwork, increasing in number year-after-year as the Arcadia line continues to shine. What do competitors have to offer, and how do Arcadia pergolas stack-up against the competition?  Turns out, it’s no-contest.

Looking for Flexibility?
Arcadia remains the only louvered pergola model providing 170-degrees of pivot flexibility, providing not only shelter from the rain, but allowing you to dial-in just the right amount of light, no matter the direction of the sun. Ranging from 100 to 145-degrees of rotation, the flexibility of copycats doesn’t even come close.

Looking for Durability?
Only the Arcadia features a strong, totally extruded aluminum composition, enhanced with powder coating from the world’s leading power coat manufacturer, AkzoNobel, for added protection against the elements. Capable of holding up to salty seaside environments, chlorine, sun, and rain, this specially formulated coating not only protects the pergola from oxidation and corrosion, it also reflects solar radiation, reducing heat buildup in and around your outdoor living space.

Looking for Ease-of-Use?
The Arcadia is the sole provider of high-tech, mobile-device-driven pergola operation as well as remote control, solar-powered, and manual options. It is also the only pergola provider offering weather-responsive operation via optional wind and rain motor control sensors. Open and close remotely, by time, or pre-set positions, or automatically managing rain and wind in your absence. Exceptionally quiet, our American-made CE and UL certified motors are maintenance-free and built to stand-up to the harshest outdoor environments.

Looking for Protection?
Specifically engineered to withstand hurricane force winds, support heavy snow loads, and masterfully handle rain, the interlocking louvers of the Arcadia offer the ultimate in precipitation protection. More rain tight than competitors, it is the first pergola to develop and integrate a multi-zone-compatible gutter system, incorporating the frame in creating a pass-through gutter system. Perfectly pitched, the construction of the Arcadia enhances water flow from the louvers to the gutters, preventing back-ups and seepage between slats - an area where our competitors, quite plainly, fail. Just one of the reasons the Arcadia is the outdoor shelter of choice for restaurants, hotels, resorts and country clubs where patron comfort is integral to a bustling business.

Looking for Customizability?
Arcadia is available in custom colors, including faux wood wrap. Add corbel ends or faux columns for style; fans, recessed lighting, and motorized screens for functionality; or curtains for privacy. It can be installed attached or detached, in an amazing number of variations and sizes, and is even lightweight enough for rooftop and balcony additions.

Looking for a Show-Stopper?
There just aren’t words to describe our Arcadia Slide system…

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