Fence Fashion: 11 Ways to Add Curb Appeal with Horizontal Stripes
Horizontal stripes make things look wider, which is why you don't wear them. But your garden should. A horizontal slat fence will create the same optical illusion outdoors—and make your garden look bigger, too. Here are 11 of our favorites:
Above: Airspace between slats create a welcoming frame for a front entryway. Photograph via Modern Sauce.
Above: Danish architects Mette and Martin Weinberg screened their black paneled house with a green slatted fence. For more, see A Summer Cottage Transformed in Denmark on Remodelista.
Above: Neutra house numbers and a pea gravel path. For more, see 5 Favorites: Modern Wooden Gates.
Above: A Stinson Beach, CA entryway by Blasen Landscape Architecture. For more, see A Seaside Garden at the End of a Dirt Road.
Above: Architect Anna Lantz Niklasson makes a walkway at her home in Sweden feel more expansive by framing it with horizontal slat fencing. Photographs via Husohem.
Above: To make a small Mill Valley, CA backyard feel more expansive, architect Ken Linsteadt designed a fence using 2-by-2 slats of wood. For more of the garden, see A Mediterranean Garden Inspired by the Classics. Photograph by Nicole Franzen for Gardenista.
Above: Widely spaced slats in a tall wood fence shades a deck at the San Francisco home of graphic designer Jennifer Morla (of Morla Design) and her architect husband, Nilus de Matran (of Nilus Designs). For more, see At Home with an SF Design Duo on Remodelista.
Above: Photograph via Shades of Green.
Above: A slatted fence made of western cedar primed trim board by Silva Timber. For more see Trend Alert: Black Fences.
Above: Landscape designer Debora Carl installed a black slatted screen to create privacy for a deck in Encinitas, CA. For more, see Trend Alert: Black Fences.
