Shade Structures

A rapidly increasing taste for the attractive shade structures of old-world, outdoor life in sunny countries where much of the time is spent outside the dwelling, and the introduction of the ” Italian garden ” idea, have given shade structures a popularity that rivals the “old shade tree”.

Ornamental structures over which vines are to be trained loosely with a view to tempering the sunshine rather than excluding it are popular.

The framework of a any shade structure, in general, is considered secondary to the effect produced by it when the vines we plant about it are covering the entire structure.

Shades and shaded areas  brings the attractive features of out-door life to the house, thus combining out- and in-door life more intimately. A Shade is located attached or near a  dwelling, for the purpose of furnishing shade to portions of it not provided with by permanent patio structures.

There are many homes that would be wonderfully improved by the addition of something of this kind, with very little trouble and expense.

In many instances, a shade can be made much more satisfactory than a small attached patio. It can be made larger—roomier, and there will be more of an out-door atmosphere about it because of its airiness, and the play of light and shade through the vines that clamber overhead.