A Commercial Pergola Can Boost Your Revenue with Year-Round Outdoor Dining

Time for an update? The National Restaurant Association recommends restaurants, lounges, cafes, and coffeehouses refresh their décor every 5-7-years to ensure fresh, modern feel.  But don’t sell your business short – next time you embark on an update, look beyond your 4 interior walls, boosting your seating and your bottom line by adding a year-round commercial pergola to your business’ outdoor area.



Ensure Year-Round Use, Topping Off Outdoor Seating with an Adjustable Pergola

Overcome unpredictable weather with an Arcadia adjustable aluminum pergola, dialing-in just the right amount of sun or shade for patrons and sealing out the rain with ease with 170-degrees of rotational flexibility. With versatile shelter, you can use your patio space season-to-season, year-round, maintaining consistency in comfort levels and ambiance, while reducing staff maintenance needs with complete precipitation protection. Instantly adjust via remote or iLouver smart device-driven operation, adding rain or wind sensors for automated response. Concerned about your brand image? Customized Arcadia louvered pergola systems are easily designed to align with your space and your brand. Available in an array of complementary colors, wraps, and trims, and topped-off with built-in lighting, fans, patio heaters, motorized screens, and other accessories, you can create a streamlined transition between indoor and outdoor dining areas, drawing added customer attention with your new outdoor addition and look.

Put Wasted Space to Work By Making Your Patio or Deck Seating a Dining Experience

Patio dining space generally provides a quick return on investment, not only increasing seating capacity but raising ticket prices as customers feel more comfortable and relaxed, inspiring them to order more drinks and food. For an exclusive feel, attract guests to your new addition with a special ‘patio only’ menu of unique food and beverages that varies by season: Hot, steaming entrees and drinks for cool winter’s nights and chilled frozen fare when summer sizzles. Treating patio diners on-par with those in your main dining area with a dedicated patio staff and (when necessary) additional kitchen help ensures success, keeping patrons from feeling overlooked and putting them center-stage.


Become a top dining destination. Draw new clientele with the winning advertisement of a happily active patio. Contact Denver Pergola Systems to learn more today.

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Maximize the use of your outdoor living area

The cooler weather of fall is rapidly approaching. Is your outdoor living area ready for this seasonal shift? Just a few small changes can help you expertly manage the transition…

Get Ready for Shorter Days with Additional Lighting

Add functionality and ambiance with a variety of lighting for your pergola installation, from scenic string lights and hanging lanterns perfect for sipping wine on a cool fall evening, to built-in track and pot light additions for outdoor cooking and dining tasks.

Enjoy the Crisp Fall Air Beneath a Cozy Throw

When the sun goes down and temperatures drop, take advantage of the warmth of scattered blankets and throws without leaving the comfort of your cushy outdoor seat. Toss a few colorful quilts or cozy wool throws nearby, topping off the arms and backs of seating with bundles of blankets.

Warm Up Next to the Glow of a Fire

The perfect spot for gathering or toasting marshmallows, an outdoor fireplace or fire pit addition will quickly become a coveted cool weather destination. Start off the season fresh with a complete cleaning, then stock your fire feature with fuel, surrounding it with seasonal décor such as pumpkins, gourds, berries, and hurricane lamps and lanterns.

Add a Touch of Seasonal Flair

Switch up the accessories in your outdoor living space, creating a whole new ambiance with the addition of autumn-toned browns, golds, and burnt oranges. Add these shades via the simple swap of throw pillows, area rugs, flowers and foliage.

Extend the Outdoor Living Season 

Make the most of the outdoor living season with the addition of an Arcadia adjustable aluminum pergola. Customize your outdoor experience with 170-degrees of louver adjustment, dialing-in the perfect amount of sun, shade, or rain shelter with the flick of a button, further accessorizing your pergola with built-in lighting, infrared patio heaters, and motorized curtains for warmth, creating a cozy fall respite.

Maximize your fall porch and patio time. Customize your outdoor living experience, ensuring comfort each and every season with the help of Denver Pergola Systems today.

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Draw the Family Together Under Your Pergola with a Fire Pit Addition

Sullen kids ignoring you for their favored smart device? Add a little sizzle to your evening routine with an outdoor fire pit addition next to your pergola pool, spa, outdoor kitchen or patio. The enchanting flames of a fire draw in a crowd like no other, creating a sense of destination your family won’t be able to resist. Trade you that “iThing” for a s’mores?

Tips for Fire Pit Placement
Fire pits are long on charm – just make sure they’re not short on safety:

• Check local codes.

City/county/HOA regulations often dictate fire pit placement and fuel types. Be sure to check with these organizations before making any fire pit investment.

• Ensure adequate space.

7-feet of space surrounding all edges of your fire pit is a good rule-of-thumb to allow movement of furniture and foot traffic. Too much space is better than too little.

• Keep fires contained with hardscaping.

A non flammable surface beneath your fire pit such as brick, pavers, or concrete can help keep flying embers in check. Prefer the natural look? Dig your fire pit in and surround it with gravel to keep stray sparks contained.

• Keep foliage far away.

Install your fire pit a safe distance from tall foliage.

• Watch wind direction.

Consider prevailing winds and how they will affect spectator comfort.

• Build-in permanent seating.

Permanent seating ensures adult and pint-sized spectators remain a safe distance from dancing flames. If built-in seating isn’t practical, opt for larger heavier furnishings, which prevent children from scooting too close, ensuring breathing room for the fire.

• Consider a custom addition.

While low-cost fire pits are available from big box stores, your local landscaper may be able to devise a safer, custom fire pit solution for your outdoor living area for less than you think. It could pay to make a few calls before investing for a pit that’s a better fit.

Rainy Night? We’ve Got You (& Your Fireplace) Covered
 
With the addition of an Arcadia adjustable aluminum pergola, rain and snow don’t have to put out the flames of your family’s fireside activities. Safely top your fire pit with the fully extruded aluminum structure of the Arcadia, sealing out rain and snow, or opening up to reveal sky views. Dial-in the ideal comfort and circulation setting with a quick iLouver app-driven smartphone or remote control adjustment, with 170-degrees of rotation at your fingertips.

Don’t fall into the same old dinner and ‘screen time’ routine. Step things up a notch. Uncover a new era of outdoor living with the addition of a fire pit beneath your Arcadia aluminum pergola. Contact Denver Pergola Systems to learn more today.

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8 Clever New Patio Ideas To Incorporate With Your Pergola

Looking for new ways to reinvent your outdoor space? Whether your deck or patio is large or small, we’ve got an array of ideas to help you bring it to life. Even if you don’t currently have a pergola installed, you can still spruce up your patio so it ROCKS!

Get in ‘the Zone’

Zoning your outdoor space with the careful arrangement of furniture is a great way to designate entertainment areas. How can you help your space multitask? Situate a large, cushy sofa facing a TV. Section-off your dining space, placing a table set atop an oversized area rug. Situate four multipurpose cushion stools around a checkers or chessboard. Hang a hammock screened by large potted plants for a separate relaxation zone. Any way you slice up your space, zoning is a tremendous way to maximize available square footage no matter your patio size.


Think Creatively When it Comes to Seating

When it comes to outdoor living, often times you have to get creative to have the amenities you need nearby, but not exposed. This is where multipurpose seating such as storage ottomans and chest-style seating shine, multitasking as a place to stash your stuff. Tired of the same-old seating fare? Think beyond the typical wicker and rattan configurations, using seating as a design element by choosing uniquely shaped arrangements: Let the arms of a circular sofa curl around your guests, invite them to cuddle up in a bowl-chair, or add an interesting yet functional conversation piece with an artificial grass sofa or chair set. 

Take Your Greenery to New Heights
 
Living greenery walls can quickly transform even the most barren outdoor space into a lush garden. In many different styles from full wall hanging systems to picture-frame-like plant holders, glass terrariums and simple clay pots, the sky is (quite literally) the limit.

As long as you keep the gutters as well as the louvered pergola motors free from obstruction, climbing plants are a great addition to any Arcadia pergola.

Add Warmth and Ambiance with a Fire Feature
 
Many of today’s most popular patio additions feature festive fire features, from full-sized, stone-encased wood burners to small, portable propane-powered gas fireplace tables and modern fire pits.

Open a Window
 
Outdoor living area share a wall with your kitchen? Add or make use of an existing window, turning it into a multifunctional feature: Open it to your deck or patio, creating a pass-through for beverages and food. Place a small countertop and stool-style seating just beneath it, turning the space into a simple bar.

Think Beyond the Grill
 
Instead of leaving your grill as a lonely fixture amidst your outdoor accoutrements, create a more functional cooking area by surrounding it with a permanent prep space. Then, add a cohesive feel with a simple outdoor dining set and area rug addition. 



Add Indoor Tech… Outdoors

With an outdoor-rated flat screen TV and cozy sectional seating arrangement, enjoying the football season outdoors in high-comfort.


Beat the Weather
 
Whether it’s a hot and sunny summer afternoon, cool fall’s day, or rainy spring morning, indulge in the outdoors in comfort with the addition of an Arcadia adjustable aluminum pergola. Dial-in just the right amount of sun or shade, increase circulation, or seal out rain with the touch of a button, eking out every last minute of the outdoor season. 

Discover a whole new world of outdoor living design. Contact Denver Pergola Systems today.

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