15 Covered Deck Design Ideas

As an extension of your home, your deck is more than just a platform outside your door. With a roof, of sorts, over your head, you can lounge comfortably in the summer heat. Based on your needs, that "roof" can be an extension of your home's roofline or merely an adjustable umbrella to provide a needed spot of shade.

This backyard deck is shaded with a vine-wrapped pergola that is adorned with string lights. Red metal sconces along the privacy wall also help to illuminate the deck.

The pergola includes decorative shade panels with a modern design that sculpts and shapes the light beneath the structure. This creates a stunning pattern that adds a wonderful touch of contemporary style to this Southern Florida deck.

Made with sailcloth and PVC pipe, this retractable canopy allows you to admit sun when you want it, or provide shade when you need it.

A shade sail can make a sunny deck more comfortable, and sails come in a range of sizes, colors and price tags. The benefit of a sail cloth is you can take it down in the colder months when you want a little more sun on your deck.