Five years ago Dan built a pergola for our bedroom window and afterward made a gate for the driveway.
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| Photo from August 2021 |
The gate has served us well, both for privacy but especially for keeping wandering dogs out of the yard. We used to have a problem with this, and have lost chickens and ducks to dogs people let roam because we're outside of town limits. And also it helps keep our chickens, turkeys, and ducks from wandering into the front yard and into the street. So it's been a good addition.
Earlier this summer one of the gate posts became very wobbly. When Dan pulled it out it was quite rotted where it had been in the ground. So he took down the gate and we discussed how to replace it. After a lot of ideas for a new wooden gate, we finally decided the quickest and easiest thing to do was to install a farm gate.
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| The muscadine vines on the pergola shade the window from the afternoon sun. |
18 comments:
That looks fabulous! And I love the touch of whimsy with the spinning flowers!
Thanks Daisy! More personality than a plain 'ol farm gate.
So pretty.😍 RHill, TX
RHill, thanks!
That looks great. Love all the additions, gives it personality!
I remember when Dan built the pergola and the gate. Looks good. Love the swallows on the gate.
I like the sense of humor with the whirligigs. Practical fence but not too solemn.
I love your creative way to decorate the gate.
I have found the modern versions of treated wood for ground contact really don't last very long, at least those sold at big box stores. Our solution was to use wood that was naturally rot resistant like osage, locust or cedar for support posts and then use four or five metal 'T' posts in-between those for ease of installation and longevity. But even then, you still would have the same problem of needing to beauty things up.
Your gate looks very nice!
Deb, personality, yes! We've tried to make our place our own, rather than a real estate agents selling point.
Rosalea, good remembering! I was surprised when I looked the post up and saw the date. I guess we can't complain too much about the old one's longevity. The posts were home milled from our own trees and not treated except for paint.
Liz, they are a bit of whimsy! A reminder not to take ourselves too seriously. :)
Kristina, thank you!
Ed, those posts were pine from our land and milled by Dan on his sawmill. So I guess we can't complain about how long they lasted. To your point, we've found the same, that "treated" commercial lumber for outdoor use doesn't last any longer. Our original fence posts (2010) were cedar and over the years the outer wood has rotted although the heartwood is as strong as ever.
That's a smile-maker, right there! Good job, both of you!
Thanks Laurie! We're smiling. :)
Things should be functional, beautiful, and whimsical. Looks like you have checked all three boxes!
TB, that's the goal! I love it when function combines with aesthetics and charm. :)
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