Beautiful Fence Details

This great fence has a unique pattern in the top and I love the two colors of stain which gives it even more pizazz! It takes an ordinary backyard and transforms it into the extra ordinary.

Refurbished fence with rock wall

This is a nice two tier system. The rock wall brings the grade up to yard level and the fence gives privacy. Recessing the stone wall and the fence allows for interesting plantings and breaks up the mass. In this particular case, the fence had been an older, taller, 6 foot, straight, vertical slat fence with dry rot in the bottom and tops of the slats. The slats were removed, the dry rot cut off both ends and then the shorter slats were re-nailed back onto a new frame. The lattice portion was added to the top to bring it back to the original height. There is still plenty of privacy since the yard is high up from the sidewalk. Add an arbor to the  gate with a grape vine, some white paint courtesy of some high school age friends, and the result is beautiful landscaping for a private backyard.

Staging Your Home to get more money! Before & After

     Here are some photos of a home I listed. We took a very boring, ordinary basement room with 1960's fake wood paneling, an exposed water supply line, and an old linoleum floor with rust stains on it and turned it into a warm and inviting family room.

    The plumbing line was boxed in. The walls and ceiling painted a warm color. The stained floor was professionally washed, waxed, and buffed. Then a stager brought in family room furniture and an area rug. WahLa!

    This now adds good livable square footage to the home.The home sold in a short period of time and for a higher price than if the work was not done. Call me if I can help you with your real estate needs to get you a higher price. (The colors in the third photo are truer colors to how it really looked.)

Great paint colors and street appeal!

I was walking down the street and saw this home. Wow! It really sparkles! Great street appeal with new wide steps and entry walkway. Beautiful color scheme. Interesting plants. Very beautiful and fresh!

 

Artistic Fence

 I love this fence! I've never seen one like it. Great texture and composition. It breaks up what could be a long and boring expanse of typical vertical slats enclosing a corner lot. Cool and special! Low maintenance landscaping. Someone has an artistic flair.



Wire fence with wood frame

 Here is a really cool fence I saw in Northeast Portland when we went out for dinner last Saturday. Light and airy. It gives some separtation to the front yard without closing it off to the rest of the neighborhood. Could maybe keep small kids in and miniature deer with a bum leg out so they won't eat your fresh veggies.

Concrete Retaining Wall with Visual Interest

When adding a retaining wall, you can create a pattern to add visual interest. On this wall, when the concrete form was being built, the contractor added the pattern by cutting out rectangles in 3/4 inch plywood and attaching them to the forms.