Metallic Pergola Design Ideas – Seven Elegant Choices

by Paul Ciocoiu · Published October 16, 2015 · Updated October 16, 2015

We are used to associating pergolas with wood only, but these outdoor structures keep their elegance even when they’re made of metal or in a wood-metal combination which displays an even greater aesthetic value and gets more captivating. To talk you into breaking the patterns and raising more durable structures, here are a few metallic pergola design ideas.

Wood and iron for an arched pergola full of personality, under which you can read or relax close to nature. In combination with furniture items which invite to a well-deserved rest, the pergola frames a real open air room.

Metallic pergola design ideas in the garden

Metallic pergola design ideas – an open air room

For those whose imagination flies high, a circular metallic pergola is the best way to show how different you are. The unusual structure brings a great accent into the garden and can even frame a pathway.

Metallic pergola design ideas – a so different structure

A metallic pergola concealed under nature’s lavishness in a vibrant aesthetic combination. The structure is perfectly integrated in the surrounding environment that one can hardly realize whether it is made of wood or iron.

Metallic pergola design ideas – under nature’s lap

This time we are looking at an industrial style built pergola, as austere as the natural landscape in Texas where it comes from. It comes as a natural extension of the house nearby and against a brick wall background which is a fine match.

Metallic pergola design ideas – industrial style pergola

Metal in all shapes again, from the classy lines of the Greek inspired columns to simple transversal bars holding the roof. A rousing combination in a beautiful landscape where natural green and the stone complete the picture.

Metallic pergola design ideas – a puzzle of colors

A waving pergola, rendering the image more dynamic, in a perfect romantic atmosphere. Again wood and metal join in an elegant symbiosis which frame a space of light.

Metallic pergola design ideas – waving wood and metal symbiosis

And, as it often happens, simple solutions carry the strongest effect. Of course, nature comes in to put the inert and cold metal in the background, while the colorful and vivid foreground captures all the attention.