Design fences or how to make a first impression

The fence and the gate are the calling card with which the first impression is made about the house itself and its owner. So, recently, great importance is attached to the aesthetic appearance.

Of course, you can entrust the design of fences in the private sector to professionals, and you can do it yourself. 

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Types of fencing

Fences are:

• Iron;
• Wooden;
• Concrete;
• Forged;
• Stone;
• And even in the form of "living" hedge.

Of course, each of these types has its own advantages and disadvantages, but such fences are also beautiful and unique in their own way. And the design of the fence in front of the house can be both quite simple and more complex and requires the investment of forces and means.

Wooden fence

Recently, a fence made of natural wood has become increasingly popular. This is due to the fact that this material is more than others compliant with decorative processing and environmentally friendly. Wood can be burned, darkened, sanded, subjected to the effect of aging, varnished, combined with forged linings and much more.

Original solution

The design of the fence in front of the house can be very diverse.

It all depends on imagination and possibilities.

1. The simplest option may simply be a row of fairly slender pegs.
2. But the fence of edged boards will look concise and strict.
3. You can arrange in the Japanese style - it is not difficult and quite original.
4. Masters of woodwork can make exciting and unique in its beauty fences.

Fence concrete or from a professional flooring

Decking or concrete is also a fairly common material for fencing. And very often, many think how to decorate a fence, if it is not wooden.

There are several options - landscaping or color design.

• Winning landscaping looks on a brown or gray background. And such shades as blue or light green - not the best option for green scenery.
• Eye-catching bold red or noble burgundy. The fence of such a tone will be an accent in the design, but you should take into account that it is necessary that it be flawless.
• For lovers of quieter shades, pink, ashy or chocolate tones are perfect.

Concrete fence

Green scenery

The simplest solution is vertical gardening of the fence. Even a few trees that are planted along the high fence will be able to diversify and liven up a boring fence. You can also twist the fence with vines or plant a “living” hedge.

Options for green scenery:

• Annual lianas - Kobei and Ipomoea. The chain-link grid will serve as a wonderful support for them. This option will transform the appearance of your hedge, but only for a short time.
• Curly perennials - clematis, climbing roses, passionflower. To do this, along the fence you need to install a trellis. In this embodiment, the question of how to decorate a concrete fence or corrugated flooring will disappear by itself.
• Launching girlish grapes along the hedge is an option where you need minimal care.

A hedge is always a fresh solution.

Important! A hedge or fence, which is covered with flowers, will also serve as a wonderful background for other plants in your garden.

• Plastic flower pots. They are fixed with metal holders on a wooden fence. It is best to have pots of different colors, and it is desirable to fix them at different heights. Various bright pilots are perfect for planting, ampelnaya petunia looks very effective.

Flower pots on the fence

Tip! For planting on the fence of plants in pots requires frequent watering, as the land in them dries out pretty quickly.

• Trellis and shelves with potted flowers that can be placed along the fence.

Carving, painting and forging

In the event that you are engaged in decorative forging, woodcarving or drawing - the design of the fence of a private house will not be difficult for you. Of course, to make a fence completely openwork is not an easy task, which will require a sufficiently large amount of time. However, you can only decorate the fence with decorative elements.

Unique will make a metal fence fragments of wrought lace. A wooden can be decorated with carved cones, flowers or even snowflakes. These elements look best of all if they are separated by color from the pitch of the entire hedge. For example, the fence is blue, and the carved elements are white.

Important! Forged items you can find on sale already in the finished version and choose something to allow the price. You will only need to weld them to the fence. You can also find grilles, frames and other decorations for a wooden fence.

Forged gates

In the event that you do not own carpentry art, and you have a wooden fence, you can decorate it with paints and a brush. To make, for example, it in a flower or polka-dot, draw clouds, the sun or just paint a strip of two or more shades.

Intake painting is quite diverse. On a metal, concrete or corrugated fence, you can even write whole pictures or just draw them according to a template. Deserted sand dunes, fairy-tale characters, cartoon characters, snow-capped mountains or fantastic animals will make any passerby enthusiastically freeze near your home.

Fence painting - original

You can even create an abstraction of geometric shapes or bright spots. By the way, this option is perfect for wooden fences.

Thematic installations

Making fences with your own hands can be a very exciting thing if you approach it creatively. In addition, if there are children in the family, they can also be attracted to this fun activity. After all, the fence can be not only the background, but also a detail of the composition in the garden. You can even create themed corners near the fence.

Fisherman's corner

To create it you will need:

• fishing nets and ropes with which you decorate the fence;
• starfish and large seashells - for its decoration.

If you find an anchor or a ship's bell, it will be just perfect. Near the fence itself, you can put a different size wooden barrels - a kind of table and chairs. The site near the fence would be best covered with river pebbles. And somewhere in the garden, so that you can see, you can put a decorative pond.

Frankly, an ambiguous decision

In the style of "country"

In this embodiment, use the traditional elements:

• Knitwear;
• Wooden benches and tables;
• Trolley wheels;
• Jugs.

Country style

In order for the fence to be part of the scenery, you can paint it white and put a fake door with a visor, such a kind of imitation on a village hut or even a tavern. By the way, in the latter case, you can even hang some funny sign, and put a few "wine" barrels next to the table.

Conclusion

Why your fence should be similar to the neighbor !? Do not be afraid to show imagination, connect children, approach the process creatively. After all, the garden originates from the fence and the gate, and the best garden should be unique in everything. And this video will also help you in this article.