This gothic-inspired fence was made to stand alongside a front sidewalk and displays a house number. The iron vines actually have a treebark design, and the grape clusters are three-dimensional. A small bush will be planted within the semi-circular section to the right.

Here's a straight-on view of the finished product. It's painted in Antique White with purple, green and brown dry-brushed on the grapes, leaves and vines. I'm happy to say that Rick and Sandy were VERY pleased with the final results and want another one to grace the other side of the walkway. (They fell for my evil plan!)

I'm now on the hunt for cast iron pine cones so I can make something similar to this for a mountaintop cabin in Tennessee.

I also make custom railings. This particular railing (on the right in the picture) was made to match an existing porch support (left) that was about 47 years old. The support was sandblasted to remove the old layers of paint and rust, then it and the railing were powdercoated so they'll both last another 50 or so years without re-painting...

or as the octogenarian owners put it, "At the very least WE will never have to paint it again!"

This is the railing that started it all. I made this for a sweet, funny lady named Polly who didn't want anything "fancy," bless her heart. She then referred me to her neighbors and the result was the railing pictured above. Never underestimate the power of "word of mouth".

Jo Ann remembered swinging on her grandmother's front gate while waiting for the mailman and she wanted to give those same memories to her own grandkids. The original fence was a little too much for her present home's design, so we tinkered with it a bit, grouping the pickets in two's to echo the double porch columns. The heavy-duty gate will still be there waiting for her GREAT-grandkids!