
large vintage-style garden trellis tutorial & free plans
As I shared last week (in THIS POST), I decided I was overcomplicating the trellis idea for the garage wall. I thought building one large trellis would be the way to go, but I realized two would balance out the windows on the other “wing” of the house and two trellises would be much easier to build than one. They’d still be substantial (about 4 x 8′), but they would be smaller and lighter than the original idea and would be easy to install and remove for cleaning and painting over the years. It would require less lumber and wouldn’t need footings. I took measurements, sketched some ideas, and built two trellises last week. I am over the moon about these trellises and, of course, I wanted to share detailed plans and a tutorial so you can build your own vintage-style trellis if you have a similar blank wall to









