Garden Gate Ideas For Your House
Creating your very own fairy tale…
A Garden Gate Reflects Your Character
Garden gate is probably one of the most important and eye-catching parts of your outdoor fence, so you want to pay special attention to its design. It is not only a beautiful design element but also an entry to your home, a gateway to your space and it usually reflects the homeowner’s character and attitude. Because you know if the garden fence and gate are old, broken and dirty, it speaks quite a lot about the residents of that particular house.
But aesthetic concerns are not the only points you should consider when designing your garden gate. Depending on where you live, security and safety may be much higher priority issues than design. Los Angeles homeowners usually have to consider both weather conditions and security issues. Southern California boasts beautiful sunny weather all year round, but for an outdoor fence this is a real challenge, because many fence materials may fade and even distort because of hot weather. In this particular case you could use vinyl fences and vinyl gates for your outdoor fencing.
So what are the garden gate ideas that you can choose from for your house?
Wooden Gates
Wood is a traditional, classic and indeed very beautiful material to use for a garden fenceand gate. It looks rich and fancy. Wooden gates create a sense of a fairy tale garden, especially if you grow some flowers around. It has a bit of a rustic cottage feel, but is still suitable for a Los Angeles home. However, it is quite difficult to maintain a good looking wooden gate. Especially in LA, you will have to repaint it over and over again, spending both time and money on it. Also there is a chance of termites moving into your wooden gate and slowly damaging it.
However, wooden gates look quite beautiful regardless of many disadvantages.
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