Gate: Stay IN

It took us some time to get to a place where we thought we could get a dog. There's the responsibility, long work days, home projects, an unsuitable vehicle, and incomplete fencing on the yard. Over the past few years, many of those concerns were scratched off the list, really just leaving ONE gate needing constructing. So, we got the dog and the gate surfaced to the top of the priority list.

Nick likes to out-build any possible competitor, with little concern for complexity. We thought it would be neat to have a window/look-through of some sort in the gate. Ideas included using a vintage speakeasy door or iron bars salvaged from a railing. In this situation, a simple idea beat out the others. Nick used leftover lattice from the deck to create a semi-private window in the door. We left off at the end of March with the gate constructed, but without the arbor at the top. I wonder if neighbors and passers-by thought that the piece of scrap wood at the top was part of the finished design. It's just a brace to ensure the posts stayed plumb while installing the other parts.

It's not done, but it still looks good.

Several weeks passed before Nick could finish the gate project. He got a bad cold and then we had a rash of rainy weekends. Recently, the weather cooperated and Nick was able to finish.

In-progress.

Above, the nicely detailed horizontal board has been placed, as well as some shorter boards just under (perpendicular). 

NOW it's done!	Such detail...ooh la laa!

The finished gate and arbor is glorious. Nick notched out each one of the top boards, which adds dimension to the design.