A cabana with a pergola bar makes the backyard ready for a party. Here, the main building has windows along the side, and a pergola stretches out from the front to cover a wood bar counter.

Thick rope hangs between the posts along the front of the pergola, a fun touch that gives the space a bit of a dockside feel. The open rafters above cast a pattern of shade across the counter.

The cabana sits at the edge of a green lawn, with a curved path and young plantings leading up to it. Mature trees behind the yard frame the whole scene.

With room to serve drinks, store gear and gather friends under cover, this is a building that gets used all summer long.

The bar faces the open lawn, so whoever is serving can keep an eye on everyone in the yard.

See the bar under the pergola and the cabana from the side yard from the same job.

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