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Cool Idea: Corrugated Metal Siding as a Fence
A white picket fence may be an icon of domestic bliss, but it's too traditional for some tastes. I recently relaxed in an outdoor seating area with corrugated metal siding used as a fence and loved its industrial modern look.
It offers more privacy than a picket fence, which is ideal for city homes.
Cool Idea: A Driftwood Buffer
What do you do when your terrace backs up to Manhattan's most popular public space? Well, if you're a person with a normal desire for privacy, you build a fence, or at the very least plant some tall bushes. If you're gallerist Marianne Boesky, you have your landscape designer construct a 16-foot-wide buffer out of organic, dynamic driftwood.
Do You Have a White Picket Fence?
There's nothing like a curious agapanthus peering its head out of your white picket fence on a warm Summer day. A white picket fence may be uninspired, but it's still a classic, like an L.L. Bean bag or a pair of canvas sneaks.
How-To: Weave a Willow Pergola
Last week, I showed you this beautiful willow pergola, which was featured at Sunset's Celebration Weekend. You can tour the Mod Cottage where the pergola was featured, if you missed the great photos of this cool house.
The woven technique used in the pergola is referred to as wattle.
Cool Idea: Lace Fence
Dutch design house Demakersvan combined the delicate with the industrial to create the Lace Fence (inquire for price), a custom, site-specific, high-end metal fabric that is unique to its environment. The fence can conceal or reveal its surroundings, to prevent climbing or to make note of boundaries.
To find out more about this fence, read more
Midday Muse: Front Walk Whimsy
I'm so used to seeing fences and boring view-blocking gates in residential neighborhoods, so I was particularly thrilled when I strolled by this house over the holiday weekend and spotted its chalkboard. Passersby are free to offer up a message for others to read. I'm kind of attached to the one left here.
Dog Is So Over This Place
I once had a dog who had the most elaborate and creative ways of escaping the backyard when he had the urge. We could never figure out how he always got away without damaging the lawn and digging underneath the fence. A magic carpet maybe?
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Homeland Security Defends $2.1 Billion Border Fence
Homeland Security is defending its plans to build a 670-mile, $2.1 billion fence along the Texas-Mexico border, while admitting that the barrier is not effective in stopping illegal immigration by itself.
Today's New York Times quotes Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff: I don’t believe the fence is a cure-all. Nor do I believe it is a waste.
Virtual Border Fence Unveiled
Last Friday, US Department of Homeland Security unveiled a high-tech virtual fence along the Mexican border in Arizona. "Project 28," built by Boeing, cost $20 million and covers 28 miles. At the same press conference last Friday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced higher fines for employers who hire illegal immigrants.
Casa Quickie: White Picket Fence Planter
Yet again, Martha Stewart wins me over with an ingenious and simple craft project! By gluing wooden plant markers to a wooden planter box, and painting it white, you can create your very own indoor white picket fenced garden. Here, herbs are grown, but you can certainly choose any plant you like.
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