Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

This tutorial to build a temporary pergola is perfect for a wedding, photo shoot, for some shade, or for your garden if you are okay with it not lasting forever.

My sister and I constructed it for our Thompson’s WaterSeal Bali Dream Deck to provide some romance and shade from the hot Bali sun.

Bali Dream Deck for Thompsons Water Seal | Pretty Handy Girl

Materials:

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

  • 2 Trellises (with double vertical construction)
  • 1 Trellis
  • 4 – 2 1/2″ wood screws
  • Drill bit
  • Drill
  • Clamps

Optional:

Instructions: 

Dry fit your trellis pieces together to create the pergola shape. Make note of where the top trellis intersects with the two side pieces.

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

Pre-drill holes through the top trellis piece at the four intersecting points.

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

Pre-drill holes into the top outer pieces of the vertical side trellises (where they meet the top trellis.)

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

Clamp or have a friend hold the trellis together and drive the wood screws through the top trellis and into the side pieces.

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

Stand back and admire your quick and easy temporary pergola!

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

Accessorize your pergola with hanging lanterns and curtains. We shopped World Market for our accessories.

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

The garden stool was from Lowe’s (we spray painted it aqua.)

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

I had to share this gem with you. My sister took this picture and we both could not stop laughing at my facial expression.

Build a Temporary Pergola with Trellises | Pretty Handy Girl

I think it would be hysterical to hear your funny captions for this photo. Go ahead and leave a comment below with your funny caption and I’ll pick my favorite to win a $25 Lowe’s Gift Card in a few days.

PHGFancySign

 

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    What a great project! I love the accessories you chose, especially the lanterns. They really add to the ambiance going on. This is gorgeous, but I’ve also been looking into have a more permanent pergola installed. I think that it could really contribute to my outside–thoughts?

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  5. Joan
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    This idea would be really great for over a stall at a craft fair, especially if you added a back piece – space to hang your work up and display it well. – well done!

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