Outdoor custom millwork can include such elegant structures as pergolas for your friends and family to enjoy.
One of the greatest aspects of taking on a custom millwork project for your home is the versatility of the woodwork itself. Not only does true, solid wood designs always add an air of timeless elegance to every area in which it is installed, but — more often than not — serves a genuine functional purpose to the home’s existing construction. In the past, we covered numerous custom millwork project options for your home — both smaller, more cost-efficient items, and larger structures that would require a bit more time and effort. As the warmer summer months are on the horizon, here we will look at a few beautiful and fun options for installing custom millwork into your home’s exterior, bringing the graceful and sturdy designs to your outdoor areas and landscapes.
Outdoor custom millwork can include such elegant structures as pergolas for your friends and family to enjoy.
Custom Millwork Option 1: Pergolas
If you’ve already furnished any portions of your backyard, then chances are you may have installed a hardscape or two. Fire-pits, swimming areas, fountains, or an outdoor kitchen — all beautiful additions that bring your family and visitors enjoyment throughout the year. If you’re looking to incorporate any custom millwork grandeur to the great outdoors, you may want to seriously consider installing a pergola to pair with your outdoor hardscape. A pergola is a small roofing enclosure set above your existing area; imagine a treehouse, minus the house itself. The millwork structure is supported by three or more posts, all with decorative beams going across the top. The beams are excellent for creating shade and creating a visual enclosure above your outdoor kitchen or fire-pit. Additionally, it can even be ornamented with vines and trimmed plants. Pergolas themselves date back centuries, and have long been associated with luxury, making it a perfect project to couple with elegant custom millwork.
Custom Millwork Option 2:Dovetail Timbers
If you ever played with Lincoln Logs as a kid, then you’re more familiar with dovetail timber design than you know! Simply put, “dovetail” refers to the interlocking wooden joints that meet at the angles of a constructed box. When you take that concept and have custom millwork dovetails incorporated into the design of storage timbers — decorative boxes that can be placed anywhere throughout your outdoor area — you’ll be utilizing the brilliance of custom design to hide yard supplies, gardening tools, swim gear, or your children’s outdoor toys within an elegant structure that doubles as a sculpture. The best part? Depending on the size and intricate detail of the custom millwork designs you have engraved into the wood, timbers are on the cheaper side of millwork projects — so well free to get a bunch of different sizes and make them a beautiful visual motif throughout your yard!
About Mahogany, Inc.
Mahogany, Inc. is a general contractor specializing in quality construction for projects across a wide range of industries. Located in southwest Baltimore, we employ 100 persons, and are one of the largest minority-owned businesses in the state of Maryland. Make sure to check back with our blog every week for the latest industry related information. For more information, you can contact us at 410.727.0334, or email us. We look forward to hearing from you!